The pink fire retardant is made up of water mixed with a brand of powder concentrate called Phos-Chek, which is manufactured by a company called Perimeter Solutions. The company has made several ...

It's the first study to confirm what scientists have long suspected. During the Los Angeles wildfires last month, pink fire suppressant painted the Santa Monica Mountains and helped stop progressing ...

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 ...

McCurry said he had seen photos “where a brush fire burned right up to ... This makes mixing the powder with water and making the retardant solution simple.