A fire ravaged the Jim Beam facility destroying over 45,000 barrels of kentucky bourbon. The runoff from the fire made its way through a creek into the Kentucky River.
Crews battle a fire at a Jim Beam bourbon warehouse in Woodford County that began late Tuesday night. pic.twitter.com/MRvbLcolJW
— Ryan C. Hermens (@ryanhermens) July 3, 2019
According to FoxNews a Jim Beam facility ablaze in Kentucky — with around 45,000 barrels of bourbon still inside — continued to burn Wednesday morning, and officials say the fire may have been caused by a lightning strike.
Woodford County Emergency Management responded to reports of a fire at two Jim Beam buildings on McCracken Pike in Versaille at around 11:30 p.m. Tuesday.
The agency’s Director, Drew Chandler, told the Courier-Journal it wasn’t immediately clear what caused the fire but it first began in one warehouse before quickly spreading to the second.
Firefighters were able to put out the flames in the second structure but, as of Wednesday morning, the blaze continued to burn in the first warehouse that held around 45,000 barrels of bourbon.
Chandler told the outlet he could still feel the intensity of the flames even 100 yards out, making it impossible for crews to “get close enough.”
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In inadvertently half of the Kentucky river is now comprised of half Bourbon
How crazy is this photo? A fire at a Jim Beam warehouse has destroyed 45,000 barrels of bourbon, sending it pouring into the Kentucky River.
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— Triple M Brisbane (@TripleMBrisbane) July 4, 2019
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