Want to add a tinge of pink to your Valentine's Day bakes without using dyes? The good news is there are plenty of ...

It might look like the colored corn starch used in some fun runs, but the powder being dropped by planes is actually fire retardant, containing a mixture of water, fertilizer (in the form of ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

There have also been numerous images of cars, roads and homes being covered by a pink powder - and many have been left wondering what it is being used for. But what exactly is it? Here ...

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 ...

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 ...