Thousands of firefighting and emergency personnel are in involved in response efforts, as multiple wildfires continue to burn across thousands of acres in Southern California, destroying thousands of homes and forcing people to evacuate areas throughout the Los Angeles area.
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.
REUTERS/Ringo Chiu] The pink stuff is called Phos-Chek, and is the most-used fire retardant in the world, having been used in California since 1963.
What is the pink powder being used to tackle the raging Los Angeles wildfires?
More than 62 square miles of Los Angeles have burned after rapid wildfires broke out last week.
