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Metro Supply negligently stacked drums of industrial cleaner beside a restaurant's rear exit without securing them, even though delivery drivers regularly bumped carts through the area. A cart hit the stack, a drum fell, and cleaner spilled under the rear door into the restaurant. A cook shouted for customers to leave. During the evacuation, a customer slipped in the cleaner and suffered chemical burns. A firefighter responding to the spill also slipped while carrying absorbent pads and tore a ligament.
The restaurant closed for six days for cleanup and lost profits from already-booked private events. The owner also claims damages for a proposed second location, arguing that bad online comments after the spill made investors hesitate. Metro Supply admits negligent stacking but disputes proximate cause and the amount of damages.
Analyze proximate cause and damages for the injured customer, the firefighter, and the restaurant.