Mount Gay Rum distillery catches fire, destroying 150,000 gallons of rum
Date Posted: January 20, 2019
Source: FOX News
Just as Captain Jack Sparrow mourned the all-too-frequent depletion of rum in the “Pirates of the Caribbean” film franchise, fans of Mount Gay Rum may soon be mourning a potential deficit of the spirit after the brand’s Barbados distillery caught fire, effectively destroying 150,000 gallons of rum.
BARBADOS - On Jan. 16, a portion of Mount Gay Rum’s St. Lucy distillery went up in flames just after 2 p.m., The Drinks Business reports. Thirty-five firemen and five trucks from the Barbados Fire Service responded to battle the blaze, Loop News Barbardos reports.
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