A fire destroyed a massive Jim Beam warehouse filled with about 45,000 barrels of bourbon, in Kentucky, USA.
Firefighters from four counties responded to the blaze that erupted overnight.
Woodford County Emergency Management Director Drew Chandler says lightning might have been a factor, but fire investigators have not been able to start looking for the cause.
He says no injuries were reported adding the fire was contained but was being allowed to burn for several more hours today.
Company officials said they are working with authorities to assess environmental effects.
The distiller hired an emergency cleanup crew and state environmental officials were coordinating efforts to control bourbon runoff into a nearby creek that flows into the Kentucky River.
[Source:TV NZ]
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