Astor Manufacturing stores hazardous and volatile chemicals in its warehouse. The warehouse has state of the art equipment to make sure the chemicals do not explode. An unexpected earthquake shakes the warehouse, causing the chemicals to explode and injure William, a passer-by on a nearby sidewalk. Astor Manufacturing is .

Liable for injuries cause to Williams  

Explanation:

A person is considered liable when he/she is responsible for something in legal manner.That person is accountable and answerable for their act or consequence as per law.    

According to the question, Astor manufacturing should be considered liable towards injuries caused to William as they are the owner of company and responsible for keeping dangerous chemicals in their warehouse which accidentally caused explosion .Even though this accident was due to earthquake, Astor manufacturing company should be accounted for their carelessness which harmed William.        

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