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.

A firefighting plane responding to the wildfires ravaging Los Angeles has been grounded after it collided with a civilian drone on Thursday, authorities said. The Canadian CL-415 Super Scooper—a turboprop plane that can dip into the ocean and collect over 1,

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California has all hands on deck to fight the wildfires ravaging large areas of Los Angeles, which have already resulted in the deaths of at least 10 people and the destruction of thousands of structures.