The concourses at Miami International Airport were not colored red, white and blue on July 4, but instead bright lime green.
A leak in the pipe in the airport’s Concourse G caused fluorescent fluid to pour from the ceiling around 9 a.m. ET Thursday morning, the airport said. Crews responded immediately and determined the fluid was not hazardous.
We would like to thank our passengers in Concourse G for their patience and understanding this morning. At approximately 9am, we received reports of a burst pipe in Concourse G. Crews were immediately dispatched to investigate and it was determined that the fluid from the leak… photo.twitter.com/kN7TE9DJ0Z
— Miami Int’l Airport (@iflymia) July 4, 2024
The airport reported in a message on X that the spill was cleaned up within an hour and a half.
“We would like to thank our passengers in Concourse G for their patience and understanding this morning,” the message said.
Greg Chin, communications director for the Miami-Dade Department of Aviation, said in a follow-up statement that the mystery solution was actually just water.
“The fluid was water from the air conditioning system with a green dye in it. If there is ever a leak, the source of it can be traced,” Chin said.
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