Los Angeles: Efforts to extinguish the fires that have spread in Los Angeles, California, USA, are continuing. The Palisades Fire is about fifteen percent contained, according to official announcements. The Eaton Fire is about thirty-three percent contained so far. Efforts to extinguish the fires are mainly being carried out by spraying a pink powder over the fire areas in various parts of Los Angeles. What is this pink powder?
A pink powder is mainly being used to extinguish the wildfires that have spread in Southern California. It is being widely spread in the fire areas using planes and helicopters. What are the tons and kilograms of pink powder that have already been sprayed in the sky of Los Angeles? Phos-Chek is a substance used in Los Angeles in addition to water for firefighting. It is one of the main fire extinguishing agents used in the United States since 1963. The manufacturer of this pink powder is a company called Perimeter. Phos-Chek, which is widely used by the California Forestry and Fire Protection Department, is also the most widely used fire extinguishing agent in the world, according to a report by the Associated Press.
Since last week, many videos and photos of this pink substance being sprayed from the sky to extinguish the wildfires spreading in Los Angeles have appeared in global media and social media. Phos-Chek has been heavily criticized in the past for being harmful to the environment. Phos-Chek was criticized for its potential impacts, including water pollution.