Evacuation order telling residents to leave L.A. was broadcast on TV 'in error,' authorities say
An evacuation order telling residents to leave Los Angeles immediately was accidentally broadcast on television Wednesday, authorities said.
An evacuation order telling residents to leave Los Angeles immediately was accidentally broadcast on television Wednesday, authorities said.
Viewers in Ventura County who were watching TV at the time received the frightening alert, according to the Ventura County Sheriff's Office.
The notice "was sent in error by the County of Los Angeles," the sheriff's office said in a tweet shared in English and Spanish.
"There is no threat to Ventura County at this time and no need for residents to evacuate," it said.
It is not clear how many viewers saw the alert, which read: “Emergency alert system. A civil authority has issued an IMMEDIATE EVACUATION NOTICE for the following counties or areas," according to Bloomberg.
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