LA Rattled by Accidental All-County Evacuation Order: ‘That’s a Big Oops’

Local TV stations confirmed that the citywide emergency notice was issued by mistake

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Courtesy of Benjamin Lindsay for TheWrap

Amidst the still-raging Los Angeles wildfires, Angelenos across the county — including Downtown LA, Culver City, Los Feliz and West Hollywood, were startled by an Los Angeles Fire Department emergency notification to evacuate.

On-air KTLA reporters all received the alert on their phones at the same time, with one anchor noting, “If they just accidentally sent an evacuation notice to the entire county, that’s a big oops.”

People checking in with friends, coworkers and love ones across SoCal also realized that such an all-encompassing evacuation notice must be a mistake.

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