{"id":135955,"date":"2024-12-11T22:20:43","date_gmt":"2024-12-11T15:20:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=135955"},"modified":"2024-12-11T22:20:43","modified_gmt":"2024-12-11T15:20:43","slug":"photos-brown-snow-falls-in-maine-town-prompting-warning-from-officials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=135955","title":{"rendered":"PHOTOS: Brown snow falls in Maine town prompting warning from officials"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"featured featured-video video-ct\">\n<div class=\"video-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"sub-text\">A video of photos from Rumford, Maine, shows brown snow that fell in the area on Tuesday after a paper mill malfunction. Town officials said that while it is non-toxic, residents should avoid having direct skin contact and to not ingest it.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><strong>RUMFORD, Maine \u2013 <\/strong>Recent rounds of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/winter-weather\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">winter weather<\/a> have been impacting portions of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/northeast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Northeast<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/new-england\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New England<\/a>, but residents in one <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/maine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maine<\/a> town were greeted with a peculiar sight on Tuesday \u2013 brown <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/snow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">snow<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The unusual incident took place in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/local-weather\/maine\/rumford\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rumford<\/a>, about 80 miles north of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/local-weather\/maine\/portland\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Portland<\/a>. Officials said a malfunction at a local paper mill sent spent black liquor into the air, causing the snow to turn brown or tan.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/how-to-watch-fox-weather-on-tv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>HOW TO WATCH FOX WEATHER<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-image component-center\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/288\/162\/look-brown-snow-falls-in-maine-after-paper-mill-malfunction-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/576\/324\/look-brown-snow-falls-in-maine-after-paper-mill-malfunction-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/720\/405\/look-brown-snow-falls-in-maine-after-paper-mill-malfunction-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1440\/810\/look-brown-snow-falls-in-maine-after-paper-mill-malfunction-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/668\/376\/look-brown-snow-falls-in-maine-after-paper-mill-malfunction-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1336\/752\/look-brown-snow-falls-in-maine-after-paper-mill-malfunction-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/668\/376\/look-brown-snow-falls-in-maine-after-paper-mill-malfunction-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"This photo shows the ground in Rumford, Maine, coated with brown and tan snow after a malfunction at a paper mill on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024.\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"title\">This photo shows the ground in Rumford, Maine, coated with brown and tan snow after a malfunction at a paper mill on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"><strong> (Corbin Wardwell via Storyful \/ FOX Weather)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Black liquor is a byproduct of the paper production process.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Town officials said the discolored snow was mostly confined to areas near the mill and stressed that it was non-toxic. However, with the pH of the substance being 10, it\u2019s classified as a skin irritant.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/app\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>DOWNLOAD THE FREE FOX WEATHER APP<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-image component-center\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/288\/162\/look-brown-snow-falls-in-maine-after-paper-mill-malfunction-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/576\/324\/look-brown-snow-falls-in-maine-after-paper-mill-malfunction-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/720\/405\/look-brown-snow-falls-in-maine-after-paper-mill-malfunction-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1440\/810\/look-brown-snow-falls-in-maine-after-paper-mill-malfunction-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/668\/376\/look-brown-snow-falls-in-maine-after-paper-mill-malfunction-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1336\/752\/look-brown-snow-falls-in-maine-after-paper-mill-malfunction-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/668\/376\/look-brown-snow-falls-in-maine-after-paper-mill-malfunction-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"This photo shows the ground in Rumford, Maine, coated with brown and tan snow after a malfunction at a paper mill on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024.\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"title\">This photo shows the ground in Rumford, Maine, coated with brown and tan snow after a malfunction at a paper mill on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"><strong> (Corbin Wardwell via Storyful \/ FOX Weather)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The school district was notified to let students know not to play with the brown snow, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/pets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pet<\/a> owners were advised to keep their furry friends away from it as well.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Additional testing was conducted later in the day, and those snow samples were found to have a pH of 8 or less.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">&#8220;Based on guidance from (the Department of Environmental Protection), we are confident that the public <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/safety\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">safety<\/a> concerns are minimal at this time,&#8221; officials <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid02RFfSvKpgfmoMJBTvEEVfjrhtnaja82RL8YFZbeRDuUpxSMYWyZdoXf8kvn4bfjGRl&amp;id=100064558277324\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">said in a Facebook post<\/a>. &#8220;In the meantime, out of an abundance of caution please avoid ingesting or direct skin contact with the brown snow.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">More rounds of rain and winter weather moved into the region Wednesday, which was helping to wash away the unusual snow from residents\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">homes<\/a> and property. \u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-image component-center\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/288\/162\/look-brown-snow-falls-in-maine-after-paper-mill-malfunction.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/576\/324\/look-brown-snow-falls-in-maine-after-paper-mill-malfunction.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/720\/405\/look-brown-snow-falls-in-maine-after-paper-mill-malfunction.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1440\/810\/look-brown-snow-falls-in-maine-after-paper-mill-malfunction.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/668\/376\/look-brown-snow-falls-in-maine-after-paper-mill-malfunction.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1336\/752\/look-brown-snow-falls-in-maine-after-paper-mill-malfunction.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/668\/376\/look-brown-snow-falls-in-maine-after-paper-mill-malfunction.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"This photo shows the ground in Rumford, Maine, coated with brown and tan snow after a malfunction at a paper mill on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024.\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"title\">This photo shows the ground in Rumford, Maine, coated with brown and tan snow after a malfunction at a paper mill on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"><strong> (Corbin Wardwell via Storyful \/ FOX Weather)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/extreme-weather\/brown-snow-maine-rumford\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A video of photos from Rumford, Maine, shows brown snow that fell in the area on Tuesday after a paper mill malfunction. 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