Fungus linked to whiskey warehouse bedevils rural New York community: 'No one's listening to us'

A rural New York community is being overtaken by a sticky fungus that is believed to have come from a nearby whiskey facility, leaving some residents in the area concerned.

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State regulators have tested the mold-like substance and concluded that it is whiskey fungus in some cases. First reported by the Adirondack Explorer, the fungus rapidly spreading throughout Mineville, according to health and environmental officials cited by the outlet, marks the first case of whiskey fungus in the Empire State.

While it's uncommon in most areas around the country, those who live in neighborhoods near whiskey facilities are no stranger to the spread of the fungus, which covers their homes and vehicles and leaves behind a dark, sometimes speckled substance that can take hours to remove. First documented by scientists in the 1870s, the fungus has recently impacted residents in a Tennessee community near the Jack Daniel's plant, as well as a neighborhood near the Wiggly Bridge Distillery in Maine.