A Canadian “Super Scooper” aircraft fighting the Palisades Fire in Los Angeles had to be grounded after it hit a drone flying in restricted airspace over the devastating blaze on Thursday, the local fire department said.

This particular plane was not the one involved in the incident, but it shows the capacity of the SuperScooper. Photo credit: De Havilland Canada A civilian drone collided with a firefighting airplane flying over the Palisades fire in California on Thursday,