Communication Breakdown; Other / Unknown
Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Hazardous Material Violation; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Maintenance; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown
Human Factors
We were working [a flight] to ZZZ1 there was a spill of a red unknown liquid inside pit 4. Someone called Maintenance to see if they could identify what kind of liquid. Maintenance could not identify what kind a liquid and they refused to clean it. Then the Supervisor gave us the order to clean it and we (the crew working the flight) refused to do it because we did not know what type of liquid it was
Air carrier ground personnel reported an unidentified liquid spilled in cargo pit. Ramp personnel refused Supervisor's orders to clean up spill because liquid had not been identified.