False Alarm' County-Wide Evacuation Alert Sparks Panic and Frustration Amid LA Fires
Briefly

Nearly 180,000 people were ordered to evacuate due to wildfires in Los Angeles, but many received a mistaken alert, causing panic and confusion among residents.
The initial evacuation warning was mistakenly sent to many residents in Los Angeles, leading to unnecessary panic, followed by a correction attributed to a technical error.
Kevin McGowan, director of the County of Los Angeles Office of Emergency Management, stated that the erroneous alert was due to a malfunction that was swiftly corrected.
Upon realizing the malfunction, the Office of Emergency Management took immediate action to cancel the false alert and reassure the public about the situation.
Read at time.com
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