Many Los Angeles area residents woke up about this morning to an emergency warning about the evacuation of Glendale, California, blaring on their phones.
“Chevy Chase Canyon residents can safely exit their home and head to the evacuation site, which is located in Glendale Community College Parking B,” the first blast said.
A few minutes later, Glendale tweeted again, sounding the alarm again: “Don’t pay attention to the safety warning for Chevy Chase Canyon. Just in practice.”
Glendale is a city of approximately 200,000 inhabitants located between Los Angeles and Pasadena, California.
Flushed city officials said in a statement, The city conducted a planned evacuation exercise in coordination with the Chevy Chase Canyon Association. Due to software downtime, erroneous messages were spread in Los Angeles County. The city council is working with our partners to investigate. “
Residents are already worried in Southern California as the traditional fire season begins in the drought-stricken area. Earlier this week, severe wind fires engulfed 20 high-rise homes in Laguna Nigel, Orange County.
There was no information on the number of phone owners who might have received the alert, but the message reached people across Los Angeles County. Towns near Glendale also posted their messages on social media, convincing the public that Glendale’s scare was fake.
Source: Deadline
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