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

Residents in parts of Rumford, Maine saw brown snow falling in the area earlier this week. Authorities are warning people not to touch or ingest it.

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,