How does a laser shoot down a drone? Is it like a sci-fi movie where a laser gun explodes when it touches light?

Hello. In fact, laser is a kind of high-energy and high-concentration beam. When an object is irradiated by laser, it will produce a lot of heat to melt the object, while gasoline will explode when it encounters a lot of heat in a limited space. Laser is also a kind of light. Imagine the sun's rays, and objects will be very hot when exposed for a long time. Laser gives an object a lot of heat in an instant.