Lancaster Silo & Block Co. v. Northern Propane Gas Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
SCHNEPP, J.
On February 2, 1971 propane gas leaking from a portable cylinder tank exploded soon after the tank had been stored in a small washroom alongside a gas water heater which operated with a constant pilot light. The explosion and resultant fire occurred on the business premises of the plaintiff, Lancaster Silo, Inc. (Lancaster), and destroyed the building owned by the plaintiff, Lancaster Silo & Block Company, and personal property of the plaintiff, Coral Pools, Inc., stored in the building.
Propane gas "bottled” in cylinders is used by Lancaster as a fuel to propel…
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