LA wildfires: Chilling evacuation alert sent to 10million residents – by mistake Millions of Los Angeles residents were sent into a frenzy after an evacuation alert mistakenly lit up their phones warning them of an impending fire.
10 fire-related death notifications were received by the County of Los Angeles Department of Medical Examiner as of Thursday night, but no names have been released by the medical examiner.
It came as several neighbourhoods were already on edge since the ferocious wildfires erupted on Tuesday, leaving an estimated 5,300 structures decimated and at least 150,000 residents forced to flee their homes.
The startling message warned 10 million residents they were also in the firing line of an impending fire, sparking "massive panic".
The death toll climbed to 10 on Thursday evening after horror blazes tore through several homes, leaving entire neighbourhoods flattened and covered in debris.
