More than 50 calls from concerned residents came into the OC Sheriff's Department early Tuesday after a siren sounded at the San Onofre Nuclear Power Plant.
The siren -- a false alarm -- sounded at about 4:45 a.m.
"We got a whole bunch of calls," said Sgt. S. Baker of the Orange County Sheriff's Department. "Not sure how many, but it was a parcel. A whole bunch."
The plant is on the coast in San Diego County about three miles from San Clemente and the Orange County line. The plant also borders the Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Base.
The siren was shut off almost immediately and determined to be a false alarm, Baker said. He said authorities are not sure what triggered the alarm.
Technicians at the plant were looking into the problem, Baker said.
Alarming Wake-Up Call: Siren Sounds at Nuclear Plant
Residents near a nuclear power plant get an alarming wake-up call
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