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

A couple inches of snow fell in Rumford Monday night and Tuesday morning, but in parts of the community, people noticed brown or tan snow falling from the sky. The town said Tuesday there was a malfunction at the paper mill that caused a release of spent black liquor,

Snow way! Brown-tinted snow coated a small Maine town on Tuesday, sending residents into a fury after local officials warned the discolored flakes could cause skin irritation. Rumford town officials urged locals to avoid touching the polluted snow after ND Paper Rumford Division,