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“It’s pretty cool,” Stewart told the Citizen on Wednesday. “I just like making videos and like editing it, and if I can get some recognition from it, that’s a bonus. I just enjoy videotaping all of our shenanigans.”

But it also caught the attention of Canada’s federal transportation watchdog. A spokesman said Thursday that Transport Canada was “looking into this incident.”

“Using a UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) to carry hazardous payloads such as pyrotechnics and explosives, or any payload that can be jettisoned, dispersed, or dropped, is extremely dangerous,” said Daniel Savoie.

Operators of commercial and research UAVs are prohibited from doing so without a special flight operating certificate (SFOC), he said, which is not required for recreational users unless their drone weighs more than 35 kilograms.

“However, using a UAV in a reckless and negligent manner could potentially cause damage, injuries, or fatalities, which can result in lawsuits, fines, and jail time,” said Savoie.

He did not however indicate whether the men in the video were facing those repercussions.

Andy Stewart said Thursday that he hadn’t had any calls from Transport Canada, but he had the feeling that they might take issue with the fiery stunt.

“We were just having fun, not doing anything to hurt anybody,” he said. “I’m not too worried. We’ll see what happens, I guess.”

Stewart said he might limit his drone use to more traditional forms, such as filming sports for his YouTube channel.

“I might just not use drones so much with fireworks,” he said. “Maybe as long as the roman candle is not on the drone, they might like that some more.”

With files from Tyler Dawson