Firefighters work to clear a firebreak on a hillside covered with pink fire retardant in Los Angeles County. The substance is used to slow down a fire's progress. (Ringo Chiu/Reuters - image credit) ...

But what's with the pink powder blanketing some neighbourhoods? The eye-popping substance coating streets, cars and surfaces is actually fire retardant, dropped by aerial firefighting tankers in ...

But what's with the pink powder blanketing some neighbourhoods? The eye-popping substance coating streets, cars and surfaces is actually fire retardant, dropped by aerial firefighting tankers in ...

Perimeter, the company who produce Phos-Chek, has said this is a visual aid for the pilots. This pink powder has been used to fight fires in California since 1963 (Zhang Shuo/China News Service/VCG ...

Thousands of gallons of fire retardant powder is showered over wildfires through aeroplanes to stop the blaze. The method of containing the Inferno has been widely being shared on social media, where ...

Los Angeles firefighters are using Phos-Chek, a bright pink fire retardant, to combat wildfires threatening lives and property. Developed by Perimeter Solutions, Phos-Chek helps slow the spread of ...

A bright pink powder blanketing rooftops, vehicles and streets has become a familiar sight in Los Angeles where air tankers continue to drop the substance to combat raging wildfires. Authorities ...

Crews fighting devastating wildfires in California have been dousing homes and hillsides with bright pink fire-retardant chemicals. The eye-catching powder can now be seen blanketing cars ...

Planes have been dropping thousands of gallons of water in a bid to stop the embers from spreading, as well as large amounts of a mysterious pink substance. The pink stuff is called Phos-Chek ...

Bright pink powder blanketing Los Angeles has caught the attention of many as fire retardant Phos-Chek is dropped by air tankers to control wildfires. This chemical barrier prevents flames from ...

As crews battle devastating wildfires in southern California, vivid images have emerged of air tankers dropping bright red and pink powder on Los Angeles suburbs. The eye-catching substance - fire ...