POLICE are hunting the drone pilot responsible for an electricity blackout across West Hollywood, California this week.
The drone crashed into a power line on Monday night – knocking it to the ground and causing a local blackout.
More than 650 people lost access to electricity for three hours thanks to the drone crash, the BBC reports.
The drone, or quadcopter, was being used to film a car driving down the street for a reality television show, one eye witness recalled.
The incident took place just weeks after Los Angeles City Council brought in tougher laws on the use of personal drones.
Speaking to ABC News, one eye witness described the drone crash: "All of the sudden [I saw] a flash – like a boom.
"And then sparks and you could see the drone dropping to the ground."
Chris Gordon said: "It landed right over here in the middle of the intersection and cars were actually driving around the drone and it was smoking in the middle of the street."
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| The drone was reportedly being used to film a car chase |
Fortunately no-one was injured during the incident.
One Instagram user posted pictures of the burnt drone lying on the ground.
Bar theVIPERroom commented: "The power went out for a minute so I went outside to see if the rest of the hood was out.
"Apparently a drone was following a car for a reality show and hit the power line crossing sunset at larrabee.
"The line snapped in half and landed on this Mini. It buzzed for a few minutes and poof!
"Smoke from under the hood."
However the crash does highlight a dangerous side effect of the every-increasing popularity of remote controlled drones.
And the quadcopters only get MORE dangerous when you attach working HANDGUNS to the device.
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