Woman Sues Bacardi After Injury From Flaming Rum

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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.

Danielle Alleyne, of Miami, suffered horrific burns after she was hit by the flaming rum at a Miami night club in August 2002, according to the lawsuit filed Monday in Miami-Dade County Circuit Court.

"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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[TheFriendlyAnarchist]

1. It's ALCOHOL. I was under the impression it was supposed to be flammable

/sigh

[Spider Jerusalem]

2. It's 75.5% ethanol.

It's SUPPOSED to emit flammable and combustible vapour. If she's going to sue anyone she ought to sue the fuckwit who set fire to the rum, not Bacardi.

[Fox Mulder]

3. There's a warning right on the bottle that says it's flammable.

[WindRavenX]

4. how anyone can actually consume Bacardi 151 is beyond me..

I took a shot of that Freshman year and pretty much nearly died.

[Reverend_Smitty]

5. I know they put warning labels on Everclear

which comes in 190 and 151 proof, I would imagine Bacardi does the same thing...what idiot doesn't know that a drink that is 75% alcohol isn't flammable?

[Benfea]

6. Bacardi wasn't at fault. That dimwit with the flaming menu was. -NT

[nini]

7. that's what I was going to say

barcardi can't control what people do after they bought the product.