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.

As wildfires rage for the third consecutive day through parts of Los Angeles, now including the Hollywood Hills, several neighborhoods have been forced to

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

An alert to evacuate from the Los Angeles County Fire department Thursday afternoon appeared to have been sent in error.