More than a dozen members of Congress signed letters calling for a further look into the emergency alert messaging system that sent an erroneous evacuation warning to thousands of Los Angeles County residents in the midst of January's wildfires.

The whole system completely broke down,” said Rep. Robert Garcia, who launched the probe alongside thirteen other members of Congress.

A group of Southern California congress members joined the call for answers about what caused evacuation warnings to be mistakenly sent to thousands of residents during the height of last month’s wildfires.

A group of Southland congressional representatives joined the call Monday for answers about what caused evacuation warnings to be mistakenly sent to thousands of residents during the height of last month's wildfires.