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Motorists Warned Against Using GPS During Wildfires

The Los Angeles Police Dept. has asked drivers not to use real-time navigation apps this week to avoid being routed toward the wildfires that have rampaged parts of southern California.

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The Los Angeles Police Dept. has asked drivers not to use real-time navigation apps this week to avoid being routed toward the wildfires that have rampaged parts of southern California.

Waze and other navigation systems that use traffic data to calculate the fastest route could inadvertently steer motorists to open roads near fires, the Los Angeles Times notes.

More than 190,000 people have been forced to evacuate their homes this week in the wake of six large wildfires that have scorched nearly 160,000 acres in California.

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