hundreds of objects fell from the sky due to a bug during a show

What promised to be a real spectacle of lights in the sky of the city of Zhengzhou, capital of the Chinese province of Henan, It almost did not end in tragedy.

Everything seems to indicate that sabotage has caused hundreds of drones collapsed on the ground in front of spectators surprised as objects crashed overhead.

The strange event took place on October 1 at Wanda Plaza Shopping Mall in Zhengzhou Hi-Tech Zone, where buildings with giant LED screens abound.

Near 200 multicolored drones have been synchronized as part of the opening of a commercial establishment. But as if it were a movie, a flaw in the programming caused a shower of small devices.

Although the first few minutes passed normally, onlookers began to notice some planes slowly descending until they touched down.

Various videos posted on social networks show citizens seeking refuge to prevent devices from falling on them. The drones seem to be slowing down, but moving propellers can cause severe damage.

The light show of drones, which replaces fireworks, has taken over China in recent years. Often many companies run promotional campaigns with these devices.

And while in China these shows do not present a great risk, since there are several companies that offer this service, the reasons for the failure are still unknown and the organization behind the performance has not disclosed too much. clues.

The first hypotheses speak of a technical failure of the piloting system, but an Asian media emphasizes that the company organizing the event claims to have been sabotaged by a drone company.

According to local media, the organization reported the incident to police as sabotage by a competing organization because it had recently lost a tender. We think there might be wireless interfered with the coordination of drones.

Antecedents

On January 27 this year, during a performance rehearsal, around 100 drones crashed into a building during a performance in Chongqing Municipality (southwest China), according to the Sohu portal. This caused considerable material damage.

One of the screening officers admitted that there had been a mainframe crash. While some drones had gone mad and collided with everything in front of them, triggering chaos.

During a performance in 2020 also in China, an incident similar to the current one occurred. This time at Hejiangmen Square in Yibin. As the servants gazed at the sky in ecstasy, about 17 drones crashed on the sidewalk.

The police investigation revealed that the cause of the accident was interference caused by your competitor. Apparently four individuals with jammers dropped the drones to the ground to discredit the rival company.

SL