Atlanta Airport's Ceiling Collapses, Releasing Foul-Smelling Liquid

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Eyewitnesses captured video footage inside Atlanta's airport of what appears to be brown sewage water raining down from the ceiling
Jamaal Carlos Jr. told local outlet 11 Alive despite the fluids, travelers continued to walk through the water to reach their gates
Earlier this year, another "odor" sent airline and airport employees to the hospitalVideo footage captured inside America's busiest airport shows what appears to be brown sewage water raining down from the ceiling.
'As we're waiting, we see water just pouring from the ceiling. It had been pouring consistently for maybe 10-15 seconds,' eyewitness Jamaal Carlos Jr., who captured video of the event at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Aug. 4, told local news outlet 11 Alive. 'And it just progressively got worse. The ceiling fell through and it stinks really bad.'
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According to Carlos, it took airport employees five to 10 minutes to respond and clean up the spill. Despite the fluids, some travelers didn't even bat an eye.
'Even after it poured... I thought they would get buckets or do something, but people were walking through it," he said.
Eventually, airport crews roped off the area with yellow caution tape and forced passengers to take alternate paths around the airport.
"Airport personnel had to come and re-route everyone to take a different route. It's crazy. So, they moved our gate... we were just so close to it. So they moved us a little bit further, but you can still smell it two or three gates down," Carlos added.
Carlos said he saw more debris continue to fall from the ceiling, but eventually the water stopped.
"Following yesterday's ceiling leak near Gate T11, cleanup and sanitization of the affected area have been completed, and normal operations have resumed," a representative for the airport shared in a statement with PEOPLE.
They added: "The exact cause is still under investigation. Throughout the response, customer service representatives assisted in redirecting passengers, and there was no impact to overall airport operations.'
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Earlier this year, multiple people at Charlotte Douglas International Airport in North Carolina were hospitalized with 'inhalation symptoms' following an 'odor' emitting from an aircraft.
On June 27, airline and airport employees were transported to local hospitals for "inhalation symptoms of an unknown substance from an aircraft,' Mecklenburg Emergency Medical Services confirmed in a statement to PEOPLE. Seven individuals had 'minor injuries' and were in stable condition.
An American Airlines representative told PEOPLE that 'an odor was reported' on the flight 'prior to customers boarding.'
"Crew members received medical attention on site and were transported to a nearby hospital where they were evaluated and released," the spokesperson continued. "The aircraft was taken out of service to be inspected by our maintenance team."
According to the American Airlines website, the flight to Los Angeles was 'canceled.'
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