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A drone punched a hole into an LA firefighting plane


A drone collided with a 'Super Scooper' firefighting plane.

That’s exactly what happened in Los Angeles on January 9 when a drone collided with a ‘Super Scooper’ firefighting plane, The L.A. Times reports. This happened as L.A. fights its worst wildfire in history, burning thousands of homes and killing at least 10. The L.A. Fire Department warned that flying a drone during firefighting efforts is punishable by up to 12 months in jail or a $75,000 fine.

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