A Jim Beam warehouse caught fire late Tuesday and firefighters are continuing to battle the massive blaze because of alcohol in the debris
The warehouse, in Versailles, Kentucky, caught fire around 11:30 p.m. Police Lt. Michael Fortney said a security guard called to report the fire. Forty firefighters from five counties helped battle the blaze. A second warehouse also caught fire, but that blaze was controlled.The warehouse where the fire started has collapsed. The warehouse contained 45,000 barrels of"relatively young whiskey," according to a statement from Beam Suntory, the parent company of Jim Beam.
— Alex Valverde July 3, 2019 Chandler told CNN the fire was purposefully being allowed to continue for several more hours so that it burned the less distilled spirits that are in the debris.That will also help ensure any runoff from the firefighting efforts don't pollute nearby sources of drinking water.Around 2:00 p.m., firefighters renewed their work to completely extinguish the blaze.
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