Page 523 - Important Provisions of The New Civil Code

Article 2191. Proprietors shall also be

responsible for damages caused:

(1) By the explosion of machinery which has

not been taken care of with due diligence,

and the inflammation of explosive

substances which have not been kept in a

safe and adequate place;

(2) By excessive smoke, which may be

harmful to persons or property;

(3) By the falling of trees situated at or near

highways or lanes, if not caused by force

majeure;

(4) By emanations from tubes, canals, sewers

or deposits of infectious matter, constructed

without precautions suitable to the place.

(1908)