Los Angeles officials mistakenly sent out an evacuation alert to the entirety of Los Angeles County on Thursday evening as wildfires continued to destroy homes and other properties.
Residents received a text “from the Los Angeles County Fire Department” informing them that an “EVACUATION WARNING” was “issued in your area,” meaning they had to immediately evacuate with their family, pets, and supplies, according to a report from the Los Angeles Times.
But the Los Angeles City Emergency Management Department was forced to admit that the mass text was sent “in error.”
“Evacuation orders have not changed,” the agency said on social media, adding that residents should visit an official website to view actual “evacuation orders for some selected areas, ONLY!”
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