Published time: 8 Mar, 2017 20:33

Who you gonna call? Canadian town's water turns into Ghostbuster-like pink slime. Enthusiasts wearing Ghostbusters costumes stand by an ECTO-1, the vehicle used in the movie "Ghostbusters." © Mario Anzuoni / Reuters



Residents in the small Canadian town of Onoway were in for a surprise Monday when taps in the town began spewing eerie bright pink water.

Some of the small town’s roughly 1,000 residents shared images and video of the pink ooze on social media, in an attempt to find out what exactly was the source of the mysterious liquid which resembles the slimy pink ooze from Ghostbusters 2.

A statement was not immediately forthcoming from town officials, though eventually one was issued by Mayor Dale Krasnow, who said that the culprit was potassium permanganate, a chemical commonly used in the water treatment process.

It is thought that the problem was caused by a faulty valve allowing the chemical to get into the reservoir and subsequently into people's homes.

Potassium permanganate is relatively benign, though it shouldn’t be consumed in large quantities, the mayor defended his decision not to issue a public health warning, but admitted they could have let residents know what was causing the problem sooner.

“Immediately and throughout this entire process our staff have been in contact with Alberta Environment, and today our discussions have included Alberta Health Services. We were never advised by Alberta Environment to issue a public advisory and all indications are that there was never a public health risk,” Krasnow said in a statement.

“Could the town have done a better job of communicating what was going on yesterday to our community? Absolutely, without a doubt. And we do apologize for that,” he added.

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When adding kool-aid to the water goes horribly wrong.

I blame Obama....

I blame Obama....

Of course it's the US fault. Way to go Canucks

Yea Yea... Ya'll wish you had pink lemonade coming out of your taps like ours eh?

well, at least they accent it correctly with a matching pink towel