The east Maine town of Rumford experienced a rare weather event Tuesday in the form of brown snow, town officials confirmed on Facebook. A malfunction at a paper mill caused the release of spent ...

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 ...

RUMFORD — Town officials on Tuesday were ... notifying the school district to let kids know not to play with ‘brown snow.’ It is likely advisable to keep your pets away from this snow.

A paper mill in Rumford said it will investigate the cause of an issue that resulted in brown snow, which can cause skin irritation, falling in the Maine town. In a statement, ND Paper said its ...

RUMFORD, Maine (WMTW/CNN/CNN Newsource/WKRC) - Brown snow fell from the sky in a small town in Maine. Residents of Rumford, Maine were taken aback when brown snow fell on parts of the town ...

Officials said a malfunction at a local paper mill sent spent black liquor into the air, causing the snow to turn brown or tan. This photo shows the ground in Rumford, Maine, coated with brown and ...

Rumford, Maine, residents encountered brown snow last Tuesday due to a paper mill mishap. Spent black liquor, a paper production byproduct, was released, altering the snow's color and raising ...

but residents in one Maine town were greeted with a peculiar sight on Tuesday – brown snow. The unusual incident took place in Rumford, about 80 miles north of Portland. Officials said a ...