ROGERS, Circuit Judge.
It appears that on November 10, 1924, the steamship El Mundo was moored at a pier in the city of New York and that pipe fitters were at work in various parts of the vessel. On that day, at about 2:50 p. m., an explosion occurred in the starboard fuel oil tank, which was followed by a second explosion in the forward port tank. Immediately thereafter the steamship burst into flames. Fire boats and tugs towed her out into the stream and she was...
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