Purple haze! Mysterious mauve cloud hangs about village in Chile
- The brightly colored cloud hovered very low around Pozo Almonte on Sunday early morning
- Officers believe that it may well have been caused by a pump failure at a minerals plant
- The cloud is thought to have been comprised of iodine vapour
A mysterious purple cloud that eerily hung about a city in Chile has baffled locals and officers.
The brightly coloured cloud hovered minimal around Pozo Almonte in the north of the South American region on Sunday morning.
Officials are now investigating the phenomenon and imagine it may perhaps have been brought about by a pump failure at a minerals plant.
A mysterious purple cloud that eerily hung more than a city in Chile has baffled locals and officers
The cloud – which brought on consternation in the local community – is believed to have been comprised of iodine vapour.
It was noticed near to the Cala Cala mine, which belongs to the Saltpetre and Iodine Business (Cosayach).
Christian Ibanez – deputy head of Chile’s Tarapaca Region – stated: ‘We are carrying out an inspection, which tells us that this incident was thanks to the failure of a motor of the impeller pump.’
Environmental official Emanuel Ibarra reported the pump failure experienced prompted iodine at the plant to improve from a stable to a gaseous condition.
The brightly colored cloud hovered low around Pozo Almonte in the north of the South American country on Sunday early morning
Tarapaca Location consultant Daniel Quinteros reported: ‘Until now, there have been no medical consultations or affectations as a end result of the condition we are dealing with.’
He included: ‘We are also in get hold of with the Superintendency of Surroundings so that tomorrow we can evaluate the submitting of a complaint for non-compliance with the rules and the commitments produced by the enterprise in environmental matters.’
The cloud has since dispersed but officials remained on web site for 48 several hours to observe the situation.
