Aircraft battling fires raging through the Los Angeles area are dousing the area with more than water: Hundreds of thousands of gallons of hot-pink fire suppressant have been dropped ahead of the ...

Crews battling the deadly Los Angeles wildfires have been dropping a bright pink fire retardant across the city ahead of the advancing flames – leaving some wondering what the substance is ...

Pink fire retardant is raining from the skies in Los Angeles as firefighters try everything they can to contain several deadly wildfires. Air tankers have dropped thousands of gallons of pink ...

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 ...

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) ...