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45,000
barrels each containing 200 litres of
Jim Beam bourbon whiskey destroyed in
warehouse fire in Kentucky.
A massive fire that destroyed a
Kentucky Jim Beam bourbon warehouse
containing some 45,000 barrels of
whiskey on Wednesday may have been
caused by a lightning strike.
Two warehouses at Jim Beam’s Versailles,
Kentucky, facility caught fire late
Tuesday and one burned until emergency
crews gained control of the fire
Wednesday morning, Jim Beam spokesman
Dan Cohen said in a statement.
"Initial reports suggest the fire
resulted from a lightning strike, and we
will work with local authorities to
confirm the cause and to remediate the
impacts," Cohen said. He said the
whiskey was relatively early along in
the aging process and that the fire
would not affect retail sales of the
spirit.
One of the warehouses that was destroyed
held 45,000 barrels each containing 53
gallons (200 litres) of bourbon whiskey,
Cohen said. The company operates 126
barrel warehouses in Kentucky, which
hold about 3.3 millions barrels in
total.
No injuries were reported.
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