Massive fires continue burning after igniting in the foothills of Pacific Palisades, and Altadena, forcing thousands to evacuate amid a life-threatening and destructive windstorm slamming Southern California.
A software error led to an errant emergency evacuation alert that was sent to millions of mobile devices throughout Southern California, Office of Emergency Management Director Kevin McGowan said. The first erroneous alert was sent out around 4 p.m. Thursday, shortly after the Kenneth Fire erupted in the West Hills area.
The alert about evacuation warnings was only supposed to be sent to people in the affected area near that fire, but instead, it was sent to cell phones throughout most of the county, including residents in the South Bay, the Westside, downtown Los Angeles, the San Fernando Valley, even as far away as Orange County. Speaking at a Saturday morning news conference, McGowan said the first wayward alert 'was indeed correctly targeted to the right recipients.
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