In November 1996, Heaven Hill's facilities caught fire during a severe thunderstorm. The fire was catastrophic, and those near the distillery saw a river of flaming whiskey flowing down the hill ...

“It was coming over the top of the hill ... heaven, literally kids, they were in planes. Planes that scooped up water, I guess, from the reservoir and then dumped it on Runyon, just put out that ...

Kevin Smith, the director of “Clerks,” “Jersey Girl” and more, thought his home was lost when he and his family evacuated.