Patches of fire still burn at a Jim Beam warehouse on McCracken Pike July 4, 2019, in Frankfort, Kentucky. The fire broke out late July 2 and destroyed about 45,000 barrels of bourbon. Woodford County Emergency Management Director Drew Chandler said that the cause of the fire was likely lightning. He said that the only thing left burning on July 4 was ethanol fumes. (Photo by Hannah Brown | State Journal)

Bourbon fire

Published 3:43 pm Wednesday, August 7, 2019

Flames are still visible days after a fire that destroyed the Jim Beam warehouse on McCracken Pike in Frankfort, Kentucky, destroying about 45,000 barrels of bourbon. (Hannah Brown | State Journal)