Firefighters left Columbus almost two weeks ago. Ten crews from Montana, including from Columbus and Red Lodge, are staged halfway between San Diego and Los Angeles on standby, which is an ...

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 ...

Fires have devastated land across Los Angeles for the past week (Apu Gomes/Getty Images) They've also been seen to drop a mysterious pink substance. It turns out that this Phos-Chek, the most used ...

The fire has burned approximately 23,654 acres and destroyed 5,316 structures. It is currently 11% contained, and experts estimate the total damage could approach $20 billion. These pink and red ...

As wildfires continue to rage across southern California, striking images have surfaced of air tankers dispersing vibrant pink-coloured powder over Los Angeles suburbs ... of gallons of the substance ...

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 ...

Aircraft battling fires raging through the Los Angeles area are dropping more than water: Hundreds of thousands of gallons of hot-pink fire suppressant ahead of the flames in a desperate effort to ...

As crews combat the raging wildfires in southern California, striking images show air tankers releasing vivid red and pink fire retardant over Los Angeles suburbs. The brightly colored substance has ...

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 ...

Aerial fire retardants are usually a mix of water, ammonium phosphate (basically fertiliser), and iron oxide, which gives the suppressant its bright pink colour. According to Daniel McCurry ...