Tennesseer
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Post by Tennesseer on Jul 3, 2019 16:34:48 GMT -5
I don't drink alcohol but for those who do.... 45,000 barrels of Jim Beam bourbon burn in Kentucky warehouse fireTwo barrel houses at a Jim Beam aging facility in Kentucky went up in flames late Tuesday, destroying tens of thousands of barrels of bourbon. Crews were able to put out the fire in one of the structures, but the other kept burning into Wednesday morning. No injuries have been reported. Beam Suntory, which owns the facility in Versailles, said 45,000 barrels "of relatively young whiskey" was lost in the blaze. One of the rickhouses, where barrels of bourbon are stored as they age, initially caught fire, eventually spreading to the other nearby structure, authorities said. "Initial reports are the fire resulted from a lightning strike, and we will work with local authorities to confirm the cause and to remediate the impacts," Beam Suntory said in a statement. link
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