ing the aining Forge ly he and The ad- Der On April 16. 1907. the SS Grow owned by the Republic of France French Lineading a car oferte ammonium nitre GANT TA fire began on board the chip Longsherman's having care discarded or match into one of the ship's hos Despa to put out the fore, it spread quickly. App hour after the fire was discovered the exploded with tremendous force. Freda debris spread throughout the water och further fires and explosions in other species gasoline storage tanks, and chemical plants. When the conflagration was over 500 penes had been the and more than 3,000 had beend. The United States paid out considerable sur to victims of the saster. The United States the sought to these payments as damages in a negligence in the Republic of France and the French Line. The evidence revealed that even though ammonium nitrate (which constituted approximately 95 percent of the FGAN) was known throughout the transportation industry as an oxidizing agent and a fire hazard, no one in charge on the Grandchamp had made any attempt to prohibit smoking in the ship's holds. The defendants argued that they should not be held liable because FGAN was not known to be capable of exploding (as opposed to simply being a fire hazard) under circumstances such as those giving rise to the disaster. Did the defendants succeed with this argument? cons owned a Maine home believed ing the aining Forge ly he and The ad- Der On April 16. 1907. the SS Grow owned by the Republic of France French Lineading a car oferte ammonium nitre GANT TA fire began on board the chip Longsherman's having care discarded or match into one of the ship's hos Despa to put out the fore, it spread quickly. App hour after the fire was discovered the exploded with tremendous force. Freda debris spread throughout the water och further fires and explosions in other species gasoline storage tanks, and chemical plants. When the conflagration was over 500 penes had been the and more than 3,000 had beend. The United States paid out considerable sur to victims of the saster. The United States the sought to these payments as damages in a negligence in the Republic of France and the French Line. The evidence revealed that even though ammonium nitrate (which constituted approximately 95 percent of the FGAN) was known throughout the transportation industry as an oxidizing agent and a fire hazard, no one in charge on the Grandchamp had made any attempt to prohibit smoking in the ship's holds. The defendants argued that they should not be held liable because FGAN was not known to be capable of exploding (as opposed to simply being a fire hazard) under circumstances such as those giving rise to the disaster. Did the defendants succeed with this argument? cons owned a Maine home believed