Southern California residents woke up to an alarming emergency push alert on their phones Saturday morning, warning residents of Chevy Chase Canyon in Glendale to evacuate their homes. But according to the city of Glendale, the “emergency” is actually just a drill.
"THIS IS A DRILL: #MyGlendale is conducting an evacuation exercise in Chevy Chase Canyon," the City's statement on Twitter read."For those who live in Chevy Chase Canyon: Safely evacuate your home and proceed to the evacuation site located at the Glendale Community College Parking Lot B."
The"Public Safety Alert" made no mention of the fact the evacuation was a drill, causing alarm for residents who received it at 9 a.m. Saturday. The alert was also issued to phones far away from Chevy Chase Canyon, with individuals as far as Santa Fe Springs, Hawthorne, Brentwood and Northridge taking to Twitter to express their confusion."I'm in Northridge," said one Twitter user."I didn't even know where Chevy Chase Canyon was.""Did this just go out to all LA County?" asked another.
The City of Glendale did provide warning on its official Twitter account ahead of time, issuing a statement roughly 20 minutes before the drill began.
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