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.

The "Super Scooper" was dropping 1,500 gallons of desperately needed water at a time on the inferno below until it was damaged by the drone.

The Los Angeles County district attorney has issued a stern warning after a civilian drone grounded a water tanker as firefighters battled a Los Angeles area fire this week. The incident occurrred Thursday afternoon when the aircraft hit the drone as it operated over the Palisdades Fire,