Fire retardant has spilled on the northbound lanes of Route 11 between Jacquet River and Charlo in northern New Brunswick. The province is asking the public to proceed with caution.
Province is asking public to avoid direct contact with the spill
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· Posted: Aug 13, 2026 9:37 AM EDT | Last Updated: 3 hours ago
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A contractor with the Department of Natural Resources is responsible for the spill, the province says. (Radio-Canada/Guy LeBlanc)
Fire retardant has spilled onto the northbound lanes of Route 11 between Jacquet River and Charlo, according to the provincial government.
The province posted on its Facebook page around 8 p.m. Wednesday that it is aware of the spill that happened that day and it asked the public to avoid direct contact with the substance.
Fire retardant is used to slow or stop the spread of fire, and its main ingredient is ammonium polyphosphate, a phosphate salt that is also used as a fertilizer.
A contractor working for the Department of Natural Resources is responsible for the spill, the province said.
The spill has left a “brightly-coloured solution” on the road,
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