LA County Sends Evacuation Order by Mistake, Causing Panic, Confusion Among Enraged Residents

An evacuation order issued across Los Angeles County sent residents battling the historic wildfires into panic — until they realized minutes later the alert was sent by mistake.

Phone alarms sounded Thursday night when a message came through urging residents to “gather loved ones, pets, and supplies” and evacuate their homes.

“An EVACUATION WARNING has been issued in your area,” the text alert read.

Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn admitted on X that the alert was a mistake — sending already frustrated residents into a fury over the frightening blunder.

“I have been informed the evacuation warning that many of us just receiving on our phones was mistakenly issued countywide due to a technical error,” she wrote. (Read more from “LA County Sends Evacuation Order by Mistake, Causing Panic, Confusion Among Enraged Residents” HERE)