Fire retardants are used to slow or stop wildfires. Similarly, flame retardants are used in appliances like TVs and building materials. Some retardants are toxic, but there are differences in ...

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The eye-popping substance coating streets, cars and surfaces is actually fire retardant, dropped by aerial firefighting tankers in massive plumes of red or pink. Unlike water drops, which target ...

Authorities battling the blazes ravaging areas in and around Los Angeles County are using more than water to stop the fire — they're deploying brilliantly pink flame retardants. Aircraft have been ...

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In the battle against massive wildfires around Los Angeles, California, now on its 8th day, pink fire retardant powder is being sprayed on nearby vegetation and high-risk areas to slow the flames ...

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 ...

Besides Cal Fire, multiple agencies have dropped fire retardant and water, including the U.S. Forest Service, the Los Angeles and Ventura county fire departments, the city and the National Guard.

A plane drops pink flame retardant during the Eaton Fire in Los Angeles, California on Monday (Jan. 13). | Credit: Benjamin Fanjoy/Bloomberg via Getty Images Pink fire retardant is raining from ...

As multiple wildfires continue to torch Southern California on Saturday (January 11), authorities are using planes to drop a large amount of bright pink fire retardant to curb the blaze. Nine large ...