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Amid explosions and darkened skies, the crew at Mountain High ski resort jumped into action, firing up a hundred snow cannons to douse the flames with water.

Last week it emerged that the interior minister had bought new water cannon vehicles and other equipment for riot police, including lethal weapons, for use "when it becomes necessary".

He also rejected a call for him to be fired out of a cannon in a bid to raise funds for the service.

He was the last to flee after his staff activated a battery of snow cannons to douse the ski area in water.

“High powered lasers are being worked on and the other technology is using microwave cannons to burn the drone electronics,” Dr Kalisky said.