Official: Lightning caused Jim Beam bourbon warehouse fire
The Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet says
lightning sparked the fire at a Jim Beam warehouse that caused bourbon to leak into creeks and rivers.
News outlets report cabinet spokesman John Mura confirmed the cause Wednesday. The fire started July 2, destroying the Woodford County warehouse and about 45,000 barrels of bourbon.
Some alcohol flowed from Glenns Creek to the Kentucky River, and then to the Ohio River where, fish died. Jim Beam and environmental officials used equipment to restore oxygen to the water in an attempt to minimize the number of fish killed.
The cabinet said on Facebook that the alcohol plume is dissipating as it moves along the Ohio River.
Mura says the cabinet plans to issue Jim Beam a notice of violation that could lead to a fine.
Jim Beam to be fined for bourbon fire that hurt rivers, fish
Authorities say Jim Beam will be fined for the warehouse fire that contaminated nearby waters with bourbon and killed fish.
WKYT-TV that there will be a penalty. He says the state Department of Fish & Wildlife may also fine the company. The cost of the fines was unclear as of Wednesday.
A lightning strike set the Woodford County warehouse on fire last week and destroyed about 45,000 barrels of bourbon. The site burned for days and runoff filled with alcohol and firefighting chemicals bled into nearby rivers and creeks, removing oxygen from the water and killing fish.
The cabinet said the nearly 23-mile alcohol plume moved through the Kentucky River and into the Ohio River, where it is dissipating.
Act of God
In the law of contracts, an act of God may be interpreted as an implied defense under the rule of impossibility or impracticability. If so, the promise is discharged because of unforeseen occurrences, which were unavoidable and would result in insurmountable delay, expense, or other material breach.
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Can someone explain how Jim Beam was supposed to know that lightening was going to strike and cause the fire??
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