Sunday’s
alert, which was sent to mobile phones across Ontario, shocked those
within a 10-kilometre radius of the Durham Region plant and even those
living farther away.
alert, which was sent to mobile phones across Ontario, shocked those
within a 10-kilometre radius of the Durham Region plant and even those
living farther away.
About
an hour after the 7:24 a.m. ET alert, Ontario Power Generation (OPG),
the plant’s operator, tweeted without explanation that the warning “was
sent in error.” The Ontario government also later acknowledged the
mistake, blaming human error, and issued an apology.