Alcohol plume from bourbon fire out of Franklin County [View all]
A 23-mile alcohol plume on the Kentucky River has made its way out of Franklin County as of Sunday afternoon, Franklin County Emergency Management Director Tommy Russell said.
The Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet reported in a release that the leading edge of the plume is between Owenton and Carrollton and should reach the Ohio River early Monday morning.
Once it reaches the Ohio, officials expect it to dissipate quickly. There could be some impact to aquatic life immediately where the two rivers meet.
The alcohol plume is the result of spills from a late-night fire Tuesday at the Jim Beam warehouse on the Woodford-Franklin County line. The fire destroyed about 45,000 barrels of young Jim Beam bourbon, and debris from the fire went into nearby Glenns Creek and then into the Kentucky River. Lowered oxygen levels are leading to fish kills.
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(Frankfort State-Journal)
Unfortunately, there were many fish killed from the alcohol plume while the fish that survived had a massive hangover.
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