Amazon Prime Air delivery drone crashed into Texas apartment building

A Amazon Prime Air supply drone crashed into an condo constructing in Texas final week, with the incident captured on bystander video.

The drone crash occurred on February 4 within the Dallas suburb of Richardson, Texas, when a Prime Air MK30 drone collided with the aspect of the condo constructing and crashed to the bottom.

FOX 4 KDFW reported that Cessy Johnson was working from house and heard the drone flying close by, so she began recording it on her telephone, having by no means seen one in use.

Because the drone moved out of her line of sight, she instructed the outlet she began listening to noises that did not appear proper after which noticed falling particles earlier than the drone itself crashed exterior the constructing.

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An Amazon Prime Air MK30 supply drone crashed into an condo constructing in Texas. (Jason Redmond/AFP through Getty Photographs)

“The propellers of the factor have been nonetheless transferring, and you would scent it beginning to burn. And also you see some sparks in one in every of my movies. Fortunately nothing actually caught fireplace the place it landed, it simply escalated like loopy,” she stated.

“However they needed to come and attempt to take it aside. And shortly after that, two Amazon guys got here and so they needed to clear it up and take it away of their truck,” Johnson instructed FOX 4 KDFW.

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Amazon has apologized for the drone crash and stated it’s investigating the trigger.

“We apologize for any inconvenience brought about and are actively investigating the reason for this incident,” Amazon spokesperson Terrence Clark instructed FOX Enterprise.

The corporate is making minor repairs to the constructing because of the collision.

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Amazon has apologized for the drone crash. (Matthias Balk/picture alliance through Getty Photographs)

A rising variety of retail firms are providing drone supply companies to clients to streamline the method.

FOX 4 KDFW famous that Amazon and Walmart are providing drone supply in North Texas communities like Richardson, the place Amazon began drone deliveries in December.

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