In June 2012, a truck carrying bananas overturned and allegedly caused a fire which destroyed a Massachusetts restaurant, as a result the owners of the restaurant are suing the Chiquita banana company.
David Salvatore, who represents the owners of the Old Grist Mill Tavern in Seekonk, tells The Sun Chronicle that the truck carrying bananas rolled over and ruptured a natural gas line that sparked the blaze.
He says there’s a pattern of improperly loaded banana trucks being involved in accidents.
The suit names as defendants Chiquita Fresh North America, based in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, Columbia Gas of Massachusetts, the owner and driver of the truck, and a freight company.
Chiquita denies negligence in its response to the suit. Columbia Gas said it could not comment on pending litigation.
The suit filed in Bristol Superior Court seeks unspecified damages
