The Jim Beam fined $600 thousand: a giant «plume» of whiskey, poured out into the river, killed the fish
Company Jim Beam has been fined $600 thousand after the July warehouse fire sent nearly 23-mile (37-kilometer) plume of the alcohol river, Kentucky and Ohio, killing fish. Newspaper the Courier-Journal reports that a manufacturer of alcoholic beverages has agreed to pay a penalty, presented by the Department of energy and environment of Kentucky. Jim Beam will also reimburse the state Agency of $112 thousand. A fire at a huge warehouse…