Evacuation orders and an alarm sound were mistakenly sent to residents all over Los Angeles County. The alert was meant only for those affected by the Kenneth Fire.

Around 4:15 p.m., another alert was sent out by the the Los Angeles County Office of Emergency Management asking residents to disregard the previous alert, as it was only intended for the Kenneth fire, which erupted near West Hills bordering Los Angeles and Ventura counties earlier in the afternoon.

A wireless emergency evacuation alert was sent to residents across Los Angeles County on Thursday afternoon. However, it was meant for people in the order and warning zones for the Kenneth Fire in Woodland Hills.

The emergency alert caused confusion for untold residents for more about 20 minutes until a second message was sent announcing the error.

A technical error triggers countywide evacuation alerts in Los Angeles, causing confusion and panic as wildfires continue to rage through parts of the city.

A new brush fire ignited in the Woodland Hills neighborhood in northern Los Angeles, immediately prompting mandatory evacuation orders.

Public safety officials fear that residents might ignore future, accurate alerts if they become accustomed to false warnings.

While the message was intended for residents of Woodland Hills, officials say the registration location of the phones might have caused a wider distribution.

Beverley Hills residents received “another evacuation alert from the LA County Fire Department” but officials “confirmed this was another error."

Officials told millions of residents to disregard an evacuation warning they were mistakenly sent due to a “technical error.”