Bright pink water pours out of Ohio taps
It may look scary, but officials say the pink water is harmless.
Residents of Coal Grove, Ohio recently woke up to pink water in their sinks and toilets.
A water treatment plant malfunctioned and dumped a large amount of the chemical sodium permanganate into the water.
The chemical is used to take iron and manganese out of drinking water.
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Officials say it doesn't pose a risk to human health, but it can stain clothes. Residents were advised not to consume the water or run a load of laundry until the problem was resolved as a precaution.
The city flushed the chemical out of its system several times.
This isn't the first time sodium permanganate has seeped into public taps.
In 2017, the town of Onoway, Alberta apologized to residents after the chemical flooded into the distribution system and turned the water pink for about 1,000 residents.