Fire destroys Jim Beam warehouse

From: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | Date: August 6, 2003 | Copyright information

Fire destroys Jim Beam warehouse

Associated Press

Wednesday, August 6, 2003

Bardstown, Ky. -- A fire that destroyed a whiskey warehouse -- leaving behind only smoldering oak barrels that had held 800,000 gallons of Jim Beam bourbon -- continued to burn but was contained Tuesday.

The blaze was expected to last until Thursday at least. "There's a lot of lumber in there," Fire Chief Anthony Mattingly said.

Mattingly said he wasn't sure what started Monday's fire...

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