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A freaky bright purple haze mysteriously appeared over this town [1]
['David Pescovitz']
Date: 2022-08-26
En #pozoalmonte, en faena Cala Cala Cosayach se produce una emergencia medioambiental, donde se observa una nube de sublimación de yoduro, se activa plan de emergencia local. @info_emergencia @reddeemergencia @biobio #MedioAmbiente #hazmat pic.twitter.com/QXzcqk6cbP — Negrita 😉😉😉 (@JeannetteQuim) August 21, 2022
Purple haze all around, don't know if I'm comin' up or down. A bright purple cloud appeared over the Chilean town of Pozo Almonte on Sunday. Naturally, residents were quite freaked out. Officials now believe that the strange phenomenon resulted from a pump failure at the Cosayach Saltpeter and Iodine Company's nearby mine. From News.com.au:
Deputy head of Chile's Tarapaca Region Christian Ibanez explained: "We are carrying out an inspection, which tells us that this incident was due to the failure of a motor of the impeller pump." According to environmental officials, the malfunction caused iodine at the mine to change from a solid to a gaseous state.
"Until now, there have been no medical consultations or affectations as a result of the situation we are experiencing," said Tarapaca Region representative Daniel Quinteros.
Excuse me while I kiss the sky.
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