A Quebec water bomber fighting the Palisades Fire in Los Angeles was grounded on Thursday after it collided with a drone flying in restricted airspace, officials said. The plane, known as Quebec 1, "sustained wing damage and remains grounded and out of service" following the incident,

A Quebec water bomber fighting the wildfires in Los Angeles was grounded after colliding with a drone that was flying in restricted airspace, officials said. L.A. County Fire Department (LACoFD) said on social media that Quebec’s Super Scooper was hit by a civilian drone that was not assigned to the Palisades fire.

The FBI will deploy a drone detection system to prevent illegal flights in closed airspace from threatening fire suppression efforts.

In a dramatic turn of events, firefighting efforts in Los Angeles face unexpected challenges as unauthorized drones disrupt crucial operations.

Horrifying aerial footage captured huge areas of wildfire-ravaged Los Angeles looking like a charred warzone. The drone footage taken Wednesday panned over a completely abandoned neighborhood of crumbled homes and structures coated in char and dark,