Illegal Drones Ground Helicopters Fighting Maria Fire for Almost Two Hours

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Air operations were stopped for 45 minutes around 3:00 a.m. and for an additional hour at 4 a.m. after firefighters spotted two drones.

Breaking News Reporter

Published Nov. 2 2019 2:51PM EDT

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Multiple night-flying helicopters were grounded early Saturday morning as they were attempting to fight the growing Maria fire in Ventura County, California, due to illegal drones.

Anna Kaplan

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Illegal Drones Ground Helicopters Fighting Maria Fire for Almost Two Hours

Air operations were stopped for 45 minutes around 3:00 a.m. and for an additional hour at 4 a.m. after firefighters spotted two drones.

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Anna Kaplan