Warehouse Fire Destroys Wine Collection.  Add/Read Comments

Tens of millions of dollars worth of vintage wine were believed to have been destroyed by a relentless fire Wednesday at a warehouse considered one of the most secure places for wineries and individuals to store prized collections.

SFGate.com
"The three-alarm fire at Wines Central sent plumes of smoke more than 700 feet high that could be seen for miles. The blaze could not be controlled by firefighters because the Mare Island building -- a 1942 structure that once housed Navy torpedoes -- had steel doors and 3-foot-thick concrete walls and a concrete roof that could not be penetrated."