Millions of Brits were left terrified after an Emergency Alert blasted out on their phones on Friday.
The siren sounded on devices across England and Wales, warning people against lighting anything that could spark a wildfire, including BBQs, campfires and fireworks.
Prime Minister Andy Burnham told the public to take the warning ‘seriously’.
However, many Brits said the Emergency Alert caused ‘needless panic’ – with some even receiving it more than once.
Over the last few years, there have been several incidents in which emergency alert systems have gone wrong.
Most famously, Hawaii‘s emergency management agency accidentally sent an alert to more than a million
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