Glendale Sends Out False Evacuation Alarm, Panicking Fire-Jittery Southern California
deadline.comMany Los Angeles County residents were rudely roused out of a sleep-in day’s slumber this morning, as an emergency warning to evacuate an area of Glendale, Calif.
loudly hit their phones.“Chevy Chase Canyon residents safely evacuate your home and proceed to evacuation site located at Glendale Community College Parking Lot B” said the first blast.A few minutes later, Glendale sent out another tweet, again with the disturbing alarm sound: “Disregard safety alert for Chevy Chase Canyon.
Training exercise only.”Glendale is a city of about 200,000 that lies between Los Angeles city and Pasadena, California.Red-faced city officials issued the following statement: “The city conducted a planned evacuation exercise in coordination with the Chevy Chase Canyon Association.
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