Weird Fact of the Day: On May 9, 1999 approximately 600,000 gallons of whiskey flowed into the Kentucky River during a fire at Wild Turkey Distillery in Lawrenceburg.

Hi Larry, Apparently all the older fishes are still talking about it, but after a headache next day some still don't remember a thing. Of course it's just possible that it was the story put around by the firefighters. How long did it take to put out the fire and were they ALL still standing the next day. Makes you wonder?

Man what a waste,mthanks Larry.

Good Morning Roger I looked this up on google not quite what you wanted to know but it tells about the fire | H ow fast does 101-proof bourbon burn? Pretty darn fast, according to an Associated Press report. Last week in Lawrenceburg, Ky., a distillery warehouse stocked to the gills with aging barrels of Wild Turkey went up in flames. The cause of the fire is unknown, but workers nearby told Reuters that once the fire started, whiskey barrels could be heard exploding like gunshots. Within minutes, the seven-story wooden building went up in flames, taking 17,000 barrels of Kentucky's favorite hooch with it. The oaken barrels contained young (and very volatile) bourbon that had been aging for three years, as well as high-priced bourbon that had been aging for 15 years. In addition to destroying the warehouse, the burning booze surged into the town's water supply, forcing schools, businesses and the water plant to shut down. It never made it into residents' tap water, but it did flow into the Kentucky River. Though officials said they found no dead river creatures, a few drunken-catfish jokes made the rounds. City worker Debbie Steele told the Associated Press, "I just tell them we're having happy hour at the river later. Just bring their own bucket."

Good Morning Pat Yes, it was a shame but next time you can take your buckets to the river and get all the water and whiskey you want