Brown snow fell in the Maine town of Rumford after a malfunction at a paper mill caused the release of spent black liquor.

Residents of a Maine town are being asked to avoid touching or ingesting the “brown” show that fell in the area.

It’s everywhere! Very dirty snow! Looks like the snow does in the springtime, though actually, it’s kind of like a ...

Brown snow fell from the sky in a small town in Maine. Residents of Rumford, Maine were taken aback when brown snow fell on ...

A couple inches of snow fell in Rumford Monday night and Tuesday morning, but in parts of the community, people noticed brown ...

In the quiet town of Rumford, Maine, where folks are used to the crisp, white snow of winter, residents woke up to a startling sight: their town blanketed in an unusual brown snow. The unusual ...

Residents of Rumford, Maine, were startled Tuesday when brown snow blanketed the town, caused by a malfunction at the ND ...

ND Paper says it is investigating the operational issue that led to black liquor being released into the atmosphere and fully ...

RUMFORD (WGME) -- The Town of Rumford is warning residents to stay away from "brown snow." The town says a malfunction at the ...

Town officials confirmed Tuesday afternoon there was a release of spent black liquor which resulted in precipitation of brown ...

The discoloured snow has been caused by a chemical emitted from a century old paper mill and is non-toxic but can cause skin ...