Incident Details and Company Response

Jack Daniel’s parent company, Brown-Forman, confirmed the collapse in a statement shared with local media.

“Overnight, there was a partial collapse of a Jack Daniel’s Distillery barrel house in Lynchburg, TN,” said Jack Daniel’s Global Public Relations Director Svend Jansen. “No individuals were inside the barrel house at the time, and there were no injuries to any employees. We are working with the distillery and local officials to assess the damage.”

The collapse occurred at barrel house 2-15, a structure built in the late 1960s with a capacity of approximately 19,000 barrels of maturing whiskey. Brown-Forman reported that no more than 15% of the barrels were affected, and all spilled whiskey has been contained.

Local authorities, including Moore County Sheriff Tyler Hatfield, reassured the public that the situation was under control.

“Jack Daniel’s has plenty of resources to handle the situation,” Hatfield told WKRN. “Everything is contained at this point.”