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,

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

The discoloured snow has been caused by a chemical emitted from a century old paper mill and is non-toxic but can cause skin and eye irritation so it should be avoided