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Scorsese2002
07/03/19 11:12:21 AM
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https://www.wlky.com/article/jim-beam-warehouse-filled-with-45k-barrels-of-bourbon-catches-fire/28275574

VERSAILLES, Ky. (AP) Firefighters in Kentucky are trying to extinguish a burning Jim Beam warehouse filled with about 45,000 barrels of bourbon.

Woodford County Emergency Management Director Drew Chandler tells WKYT-TV that two barrel warehouses caught fire around 11:30 p.m. Tuesday. Crews were able to put one out, but the other kept burning for hours.

Chandler says it may have been caused by lightning.

A nearby road has been shut down as crews fight the blaze. WLKY was told the warehouse would likely be on fire for "quite some time," and Chandler estimates firefighters will be working at the scene late into Wednesday night.

According to Beam Suntory, which owns Jim Beam, said the whiskey lost was relatively young, so the fire will not impact the availability of Jim Beam for customers.

"We are thankful that no one was injured in this incident, and we are grateful to the courageous firefighters from multiple jurisdictions who brought the fire under control and prevented it from spreading," an official Beam Suntory statement said.

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Silver Bearings
07/03/19 11:13:05 AM
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At least no one was hurt and at least it wasn't Maker's Mark.
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King_Hutton
07/03/19 11:14:40 AM
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This is tragic, I need to mourn
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TalesofMedz
07/03/19 11:14:44 AM
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one bourbon
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Hanky_Bannister
07/03/19 11:15:31 AM
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insurance fraud
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eggcorn
07/03/19 11:16:05 AM
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A real and true travesty has occurred.
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HypnoCoosh
07/03/19 11:16:21 AM
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Damn that's sad.
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gunplagirl
07/03/19 11:16:59 AM
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An entire warehouse filled with flammable substances? Well this just sounds like it was an accident waiting to happen.
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MrResetti
07/03/19 11:28:01 AM
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And nothing of value was lost
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HypnoCoosh
07/03/19 11:39:53 AM
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MrResetti posted...
And nothing of value was lost


Beam Suntory is a $3 Billion annual revenue company.
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gunplagirl
07/03/19 12:42:50 PM
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HypnoCoosh posted...
MrResetti posted...
And nothing of value was lost


Beam Suntory is a $3 Billion annual revenue company.

Not with that attitude
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Maze_
07/03/19 1:54:34 PM
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What a waste
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Romulox28
07/03/19 1:55:24 PM
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good riddance
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Thompson
07/03/19 2:00:02 PM
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I guess you could call it a...

*puts on sunglasses*

...a bourbonfire.

YEEEEEEEEAAAAH!!
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Freddie_Mercury
07/03/19 2:00:03 PM
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gunplagirl posted...
An entire warehouse filled with flammable substances? Well this just sounds like it was an accident waiting to happen.



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KillerKhan420
07/03/19 2:06:11 PM
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Don't they have to age the barrels 45 years and only use the liquid in the middle and throw the top and bottom into the devil's whiskey brand? Dude, now we gotta wait at least 45 years now. I can't believe it!
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legendarylemur
07/03/19 2:18:03 PM
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I like Jim Beam so that's pretty sad
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iron jojo
07/03/19 2:42:34 PM
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Thompson posted...
I guess you could call it a...

*puts on sunglasses*

...a bourbonfire.

YEEEEEEEEAAAAH!!

Lol
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PatrickMahomes
07/03/19 2:43:03 PM
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Thompson posted...
I guess you could call it a...

*puts on sunglasses*

...a bourbonfire.

YEEEEEEEEAAAAH!!

great post
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MabusIncarnate
07/03/19 2:43:34 PM
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eggcorn posted...
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A real and true travesty has occurred.

I'm not crying, I have something in my eye
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TheBlueMonk_
07/03/19 2:44:45 PM
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ever since i returned from japan, my bourbon of choice is jim beam

sad.
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PrettyBoyFloyd
07/03/19 3:04:50 PM
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Bought me some Jim Beam (Black) a few weeks ago.
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a-c-a-b
07/03/19 5:10:22 PM
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MabusIncarnate posted...
eggcorn posted...
@Johnny_Nutcase
@MabusIncarnate
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A real and true travesty has occurred.

I'm not crying, I have something in my eye

*hugs* It's ok man, let it out, let it out.

I'll be picking up a 40 of Jim Beam tomorrow to pay my respects.
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PonyPonyPony462
07/03/19 5:16:58 PM
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That sucks
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Trigg3rH4ppy
07/03/19 5:20:17 PM
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KillerKhan420 posted...
Don't they have to age the barrels 45 years and only use the liquid in the middle and throw the top and bottom into the devil's whiskey brand? Dude, now we gotta wait at least 45 years now. I can't believe it!

Bourbon has to be aged 5 years minimum. Regular whiskey doesn't have that restriction idt
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tullock
07/03/19 5:29:06 PM
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HypnoCoosh posted...
MrResetti posted...
And nothing of value was lost


Beam Suntory is a $3 Billion annual revenue company.


*was
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Irony
07/03/19 5:34:45 PM
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I'm sad
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Kajagogo
07/03/19 5:41:44 PM
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Those Mila Kunis fans are crazy.
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ThePieReborn
07/03/19 5:44:44 PM
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Press F to pour one out.
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Questionmarktarius
07/03/19 5:45:51 PM
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KillerKhan420 posted...
Don't they have to age the barrels 45 years and only use the liquid in the middle and throw the top and bottom into the devil's whiskey brand?

Devil's Cut is just commercialization of the old tradition of cheapskates and underage kids spinning around a used (probably stolen) whiskey barrel full of water until the remnant alcohol leeches out of the wood.

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Questionmarktarius
07/03/19 5:46:53 PM
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ThePieReborn posted...
Press F to pour one out.

Don't do that. There's a shortage now.
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TheRealDill2000
07/03/19 5:54:07 PM
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I hear a lot of it is draining into a river. I might head a few counties over and bring a straw to make the most of this opportunity.
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Johnny_Nutcase
07/03/19 7:42:10 PM
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Of ALL the warehouses to get hit by lighting.....

Why not the anime warehouse?
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