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Woman Sues Bacardi After Alleged Injury From Flaming Rum

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Woman Sues Bacardi After Alleged Injury From Flaming Rum

POSTED: 7:52 am EDT July 26, 2006

MIAMI -- A woman who was allegedly severely burned by flaming rum during a Bacardi promotion sued the wine and spirits producer, claiming the product was defective and dangerous.

"The burning rum stuck to her skin and continued to burn as she fell to the floor and tried to put herself out," the lawsuit said.

Alleyne suffered second and third degree burns on her face, neck, chest and back and is permanently disabled and disfigured, the lawsuit said.

After hours telephone messages left at the Miami-based Bacardi USA, Inc., were not immediately returned.

A bartender, who was not identified in the lawsuit, was pouring shots when a customer lit a menu on fire and placed it in the stream of alcohol. A bottle of Bacardi 151 that was being used to pour the shots turned into a flame thrower and sent flaming rum all over Alleyne, the lawsuit said.

A telephone message left after hours at the office of Robert Dickman, Alleyne's attorney, was not immediately returned.

The lawsuit alleges that Bacardi 151 proof rum "emits a high volume of combustible and explosive vapor" which makes it "unreasonably dangerous" and a "defective product."
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THEWOOD said:
Why is she suing Bacardi? She should sue the bar and the person who lit the menu and placed it in the stream of alcohol.
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Because Bacardi has more money.

Frivolous bullshit. I bet the woman didn't think Bacardi 151 was "unreasonably dangerous" and "defective" when she was standing at the bar, probably drunk, waiting for her turn to get her free promotional shots.
 
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I used to work at a bar where we would "blow fire" using 151. It burns slow and very hot. Also it is hard to put out, as water sometimes won't do it. Dangerous stuff when lit. I burned my mouth while trying to spit it out overtop a flaming rag stuffed in an empty bottle. Nothing serious but it does make you think twice before doing it again.
 
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I'm at home now and looking right at my Bacardi 151 bottle. First thing I notice is that there is a degree symbol after the one-five-one on the label, so it actually reads "151(degrees)." The "151(degree)" name is actually on the front and back label, and on the cap.

Above that, it reads "WARNING: FLAMMABLE, SEE BACK LABEL" in bright red and all caps.

Turning it over, the back label reads "WARNING: FLAMMABLE LIQUID. Do not use this product for flaming dishes or drinks. All 151 proof rum may flare up and continues to burn when ignited, possibly with an invisible flame. Do not pour directly from bottle near the flame or intense heat. Use caution."

Since the article explains this occured during a Bacardi promotion, the question will be whether or not a representative of Bacardi was present and the one handling the liquor. If not, she probably doesn't have case. Even still, the bartender wasn't the one who set the liquor aflame, it was another patron. If it were a promotion that the bar was running, then she might have grounds to sue the bar, but she would probably not win anything other than the satisfaction of bankrupting the establishment, and she'd likely never see a dime.

She's going after Bacardi because that's where the deep pockets are.
 
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