Is it Independence Day or Halloween?
Travelers at Miami International Airport were in for a nasty surprise on July 4 when a strange, lime-green liquid began leaking through the ceiling and flooding a hallway.
Airport officials said the leak, which was not serious, came from a pipe in the airport’s G Hall around 9 a.m. Thursday.
Photos posted by Miami International Airport staff showed the runway covered in fluorescent liquid, as guards closed off the area and worked to clean up the mess.
“The valve feeding the pipe has been closed to stop the leak, and clean-up efforts are now underway,” an airport spokesman said in a statement.
Footage shared by passengers showed close-up shots of the liquid dripping from the walls, with the lemon-coloured mess making the entire waiting area inaccessible.
Officials said the mysterious liquid was actually water with a green tint that came from the building’s air conditioning system.
The airport representative said in the statement that the green dye is used to easily detect the leak and trace it to its source.
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