Residents of Rumford, Maine, woke up to a peculiar sight this week when their picturesque town was coated in an unusual blanket of brown snow. The bizarre phenomenon, which turned an otherwise serene winter landscape into an unsettling scene, prompted swift action and warnings from local authorities.
The odd-colored snow drew immediate attention from concerned citizens, prompting the town to investigate. The culprit, as it turns out, was a local paper mill. A malfunction at the mill caused a release of “spent black liquor,” a byproduct of the papermaking process, which then mixed with precipitation to create the brown-tinted snow, according to a post on the town’s Facebook page.
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“The Town has confirmed that due to a malfunction at the Mill there was a release of spent black liquor which resulted in precipitation of brown or tan colored snow. This is mostly in the areas of Town nearest to the Mill,” the post read.
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