Crews battle major fire at a Jim Beam bourbon warehouse in Kentucky

A ’major fire’ broke out at a Jim Beam facility Tuesday night and crews are still working to put it out. WKYT in Lexington reported that the facility is on McCracken Pike near Versailles. They spoke to Woodford County Emergency Management Director Drew Chandler, who said that two barrel warehouses caught fire around 11:30 p.m. Chandler said that it’s possible that the fire was caused by a lightning strike, but nothing has been confirmed, according to WKYT. He also said that the facility houses 45,000 barr
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