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Do n’t fly your drone into an active wildfire . Although capture telecasting of the devastation can be tantalising , it could hold on fireman from doing their problem . That ’s exactly what happen in Los Angeles on January 9 when a drone collided with a “ Super Scooper ” firefighting plane , The LA Times reports .
This happened as LA campaign its bad wildfire in history , sting thou of homes and killingat least10 . The drone hit forced the plane to abort its delegacy and advert down elsewhere for repair . Photos of the woodworking plane show a obtrusive hole in one of its backstage :
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Police are now test to find out who was flying the drone , the LA Times reported , and the incident is under investigating by the FAA . The LA Fire Department warn that flying a poke during firefighting efforts is punishable by up to 12 calendar month in jail or a $ 75,000 fine .
