Somebody in Los Angeles pushed the wrong button
An emergency alert that appeared on television on Wednesday telling residents about an "immediate evacuation notice" for Los Angeles and other areas was broadcast in error, authorities said.
Confused residents took to Twitter to share screenshots of the message that interrupted programming.
"Emergency Alert System. A civil authority has issued an IMMEDIATE EVACUATION NOTICE for the following counties or areas," the message said.
The list included Los Angeles and Ventura, California, as well as Eastern North Pacific Ocean, and Port Conception to Guadalupe Island.