"It’s hard to see, because there’s so much pain and suffering,” said one local, who dropped off toys at the Westwood Recreation Center in West Los Angeles.

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

The Los Angeles County Fire Department mistakenly sent out an evacuation warning to all of Los Angeles County Thursday afternoon, Jan. 9. Just before 4 p.m., people across the county received cell phone alerts ordering them to evacuate,