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 drone’s collision with a water-dropping aircraft fighting the Palisades fire in Los Angeles caused the temporary grounding of all aircraft working that fire and took out one of just the two amphibous planes capable of repeatedly scooping 1,

Multiple wildfires, including the Palisades Fire and Eaton Fire, are raging across Southern California Thursday, leaving at least 10 dead and burning more than 27,000 acres, officials say. Police have arrested 20 suspected looters.

Wildfires menacing Los Angeles have killed at least 10 people and devoured nearly 10,000 structures, with five fires burning into a third night, as dry desert winds fanning the flames again gathered strength.

Firefighters are battling to control a series of major fires in the Los Angeles area that have killed five people, ravaged communities from the Pacific Coast to Pasadena and sent thousands of people f

California is the US state most affected by wildfires as of 2023, according to the National Interagency Coordination Center. Extreme heat and longer droughts have driven more intense fires, and that has prompted insurance companies to flee.

LOS ANGELES − As multiple wildfires continue to burn through Southern California, evacuation orders remain in place throughout the region through at least Thursday. Authorities continue to investigating the causes of three wildfires that began burning in Southern California on Tuesday and two fires that sparked north of Los Angeles and in Hollywood on Wednesday.

See how large the wildfires have become. The Palisades Fire is already larger than the land size of Providence, Rhode Island.