General contractor Pavarini purchased and installed the corrugated cardboard covering for the walls of the room in which plaintiff had been welding, as temporary protection for the newly installed wall tiles. When the cardboard caught fire, plaintiff grabbed a pail and ran for water to a nearby janitor's closet, where he tripped in the dark over debris and suffered injury. It was Pavarini's job to clean up debris and provide lighting at the site.
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