MedicCook
09-25-2006, 02:38 PM
Bacardi denies its rum was a 'flame thrower'
Bacardi says its rum had nothing to do with the way three women were burned in a Miami adult club.
The trio is suing Bacardi, alleging its 151-proof rum turned into a "flame thrower" because it has vapors that are prone to ignite. But the spirits maker says that's not so.
In a motion to dismiss the case, Bacardi says the real cause of the flames was a bartender who poured rubbing alcohol on the bar and lit it, as a way of promoting flaming drinks.
Bacardi cites police and fire reports as saying a drunken customer put a paper menu in the fire, then pulled it up in the air -- spreading the flames and injuring the women.
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Bacardi says its rum had nothing to do with the way three women were burned in a Miami adult club.
The trio is suing Bacardi, alleging its 151-proof rum turned into a "flame thrower" because it has vapors that are prone to ignite. But the spirits maker says that's not so.
In a motion to dismiss the case, Bacardi says the real cause of the flames was a bartender who poured rubbing alcohol on the bar and lit it, as a way of promoting flaming drinks.
Bacardi cites police and fire reports as saying a drunken customer put a paper menu in the fire, then pulled it up in the air -- spreading the flames and injuring the women.
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