Hawaii fires employee who sent false missile alert

The administrator of Hawaii's Emergency Management Agency has resigned and an officer with a track record of "poor performance" has been fired after triggering mass panic with a false ballistic missile alert, officials said Tuesday.


The Pacific archipelago, already on edge over the threat posed by North Korea, was terrorized by the erroneous alert, which was sent out by phone to residents and tourists and remained uncorrected for nearly 40 minutes.

Another employee of the state agency, which is responsible for notifying the public of threats to their safety, has been suspended, Major General Joe Logan, the state adjutant general, told reporters in Hawaii.
 [france24.com]
 31/1/18
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• Pushing the wrong button : False alert of missile threat to Hawaii sent by human error