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

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. However, it was meant for people near the Kenneth Fire in Woodland Hills.

An evacuation warning alert for the Kenneth Fire was mistakenly sent to residents across all parts of Los Angeles County due to an error by the county’s office of emergency management, officials confirmed to SFGATE.

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