At least five drone shows have been canceled or have paused the use of the systems, after several drones struck a crowd at a holiday show in Orlando on1.

A holiday drone show in Florida was forced to cancel its second performance this weekend after it suffered 'technical difficulties,' resulting in the injury of a young boy, whose mother wrote on social media was 'fighting for his life' after the event.

A 7-year-old at a holiday drone show in Orlando, Florida, was injured Saturday night when one of the drones crashed and fell onto the crowd, and struck him in the chest, his mother said. Adriana Edgerton told NBC affiliate WESH that her son,

What was intended to be a dazzling festive spectacle ended in injury to a 7-year-old boy after several drones unexpectedly fell from the sky during a show in Florida on Saturday night, according to CNN affiliate reports.

The New York Road Runners customarily shoot off fireworks during their midnight run in the popular Manhattan park, but opted for a drone show after a record brush fire period throughout the city last month.

Holiday drone shows have been rising in popularity but some are being cancelled after a mishap in Florida that left a 7-year-old boy badly hurt.