雷击仓库引发大火，45000桶威士忌付诸东流

吉姆·比姆仓库雷击起火，45000桶威士忌付诸东流

A massive fire that destroyed a Kentucky Jim Beam bourbon warehouse containing some 45,000 barrels of whiskey on Wednesday may have been caused by a lightning strike, a spokesman for the company said.

吉姆比姆波旁威士忌公司一名发言人说，该公司在肯塔基州的一座仓库，周三可能因雷击发生大火，导致仓库被毁，仓库内约有4.5万桶威士忌。

Two warehouses at Jim Beam's Versailles, Kentucky, facility caught fire late Tuesday and one burned until emergency crews gained control of the fire Wednesday morning, Jim Beam spokesman Dan Cohen said in a statement.

吉姆·比姆公司发言人丹·科恩在一份声明中说，该公司位于肯塔基州凡尔赛的两个仓库周二晚间起火，其中一个仓库直到周三上午火势才得到控制。

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"Initial reports suggest the fire resulted from a lightning strike, and we will work with local authorities to confirm the cause and to remediate the impacts," Cohen said. He said the whiskey was relatively early along in the aging process and that the fire would not affect retail sales of the spirit.

科恩说:“初步报告显示，火灾是由雷击引起的，我们将与当地政府合作，确认起火原因，并积极善后。”他说，仓库中的威士忌处于陈酿早期，不会对后期的零售销售造成影响。

One of the warehouses that was destroyed held 45,000 barrels each containing 53 gallons (200 litres) of bourbon whiskey, Cohen said. The company operates 126 barrel warehouses in Kentucky, which hold about 3.3 millions barrels in total.

科恩说，其中一个被摧毁的仓库拥有4.5万桶威士忌，每桶含有53加仑(200升)的波旁威士忌。该公司在肯塔基州共有126个原料仓库，总储量约为330万桶。

No injuries were reported.

没有人员伤亡报告。