Jim Beam Cited Over Fish Deaths After Fire
From Times Wire Services
Nearly all of the fish in a creek near a whiskey warehouse in Bardstown have died since fire destroyed the building and spilled its contents last week, and state officials have cited owner Jim Beam.
Lightning set the warehouse on fire Aug. 4, and more than 800,000 gallons of burning bourbon flowed into the creek.
State officials were investigating whether bourbon is also to blame for a larger fish kill in the Salt River. Jim Beam will be asked to reimburse the state for money spent on the fire and the cleanup.
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