Panic across LA region after 'erroneous' wildfire evacuation warnings blasted out
Santa Monica, the LA County coastal city that already endured evacuation orders and warnings due to its proximity to the Palisades inferno, blasted out a tweet responding to the emergency alert and telling residents nothing had changed as of Thursday afternoon.
Wildfires still causing153,000 evacuations, as California officials apologize for erroneous alerts
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LOS ANGELES − As multiple wildfires continue to burn through Southern California, evacuation orders remain in place throughout the region through at least Thursday. Authorities continue to investigating the causes of three wildfires that began burning in Southern California on Tuesday and two fires that sparked north of Los Angeles and in Hollywood on Wednesday.
Some LA residents told to 'disregard' evacuation alert following office error
An evacuation warning alert for the Kenneth Fire was mistakenly sent to residents across all parts of Los Angeles County due to an error by the county’s office of emergency management, officials confirmed to SFGATE.
Emergency evacuation alert sent in error to scores of Los Angeles residents
An alert to evacuate from the Los Angeles County Fire department Thursday afternoon appeared to have been sent in error.
Another emergency evacuation alert sent erroneously by LA County
Around 4:15 p.m., another alert was sent out by the the Los Angeles County Office of Emergency Management asking residents to ...
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Entire LA County receives evacuation alert by mistake
The Los Angeles City Emergency Management Department said an emergency alert to phones warning residents of possible ...
Curfew hours implemented to prevent looting in LA fire evacuation zones
Curfew hours have been implemented to prevent looting as wildfires progress throughout Southern California. The curfew will ...
Some Los Angeles County residents received "erroneous" fire evacuation alerts, officials say
Some residents across Los Angeles County woke up Friday to a wireless emergency evacuation alert, but county officials ...
Another evacuation alert sent in error to phones of Los Angeles County residents
A second alert followed the first, explaining that it was meant only for people near the Kenneth Fire, a new brush fire that ...
LA County sends evacuation order by mistake, causing panic, confusion among enraged residents: ‘It was irresponsible’
Phone alarms sounded Thursday night when a message came through urging residents to “gather loved ones, pets, and supplies” ...
‘False Alarm’ County-Wide Evacuation Alert Sparks Panic and Frustration Amid LA Fires
Officials told millions of residents to disregard an evacuation warning they were mistakenly sent due to a “technical error.” ...
Wildfires latest: New evacuation order issued as Archer Fire sparks in San Fernando Valley
Firefighters are hoping for a break Friday from the fierce winds that have fueled massive blazes in the Los Angeles area, ...
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Wildfire Evacuation Alert Accidentally Sent to Everyone in LA County
While the message was intended for residents of Woodland Hills, officials say the registration location of the phones might ...
Every smartphone in LA accidentally received a wildfire evacuation alert
As wildfires rage for the third consecutive day through parts of Los Angeles, now including the Hollywood Hills, several ...
Day 4: LA fires sprawl across 35,000 acres, projected to be the costliest in California's history
More than 35,000 acres have burned so far, and at least 10 deaths have been reported, in what could be the most costly fire ...
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Live updates: About 153,000 people under evacuation orders in LA County
See updates on Los Angeles County wildfires as flames continue to threaten homes in Pacific Palisades, Altadena and elsewhere ...