January 10, 2025

The Los Angeles County Fire Department mistakenly issued a warning to roughly 9.6 million residents, alerting them to leave their homes late Thursday afternoon.

Kevin McGowan, the director of Los Angeles County’s Office of Emergency Management, said the mistake was not due to human error. He blamed the chaos on a software “error in the system” and apologized for the incident Thursday evening, saying officials are still working to determine exactly why the error happened.

LA fire department sends mistaken evacuation order to millions of residents

LA fire department sends mistaken evacuation order to millions of residents

 

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