Explosion at Staten Island shipyard kills 1, injures at least 36

One person has died after a blast Friday at a New York City shipyard, officials say.Officials said 36 people were injured, most of them firefighters and other first responders, and one civilian died.A firefighter and a fire marshal were inside the structure when a second explosion happened, and both were seriously injured by the shock wave from the blast.“This was a complex, fast-developing emergency situation,” New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani said during a press conference Friday evening.THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATEAn explosion and fire at a Staten Island shipyard injured at least 16 people Friday afternoon, according to officials.The New York City Fire Department responded to a report of workers trapped at the shipyard at around 3:30 p.m., ABC7 reported. There was also reportedly a corresponding fire in the basement of a metal structure in the back of the shipping docks.The explosion happened at 4:20 p.m.Of the 16 injured, one civilian and two firefighters suffered serious injuries.The cause of the fire and the explosion is unknown at this point.

One person has died after a blast Friday at a New York City shipyard, officials say.

Officials said 36 people were injured, most of them firefighters and other first responders, and one civilian died.

A firefighter and a fire marshal were inside the structure when a second explosion happened, and both were seriously injured by the shock wave from the blast.

“This was a complex, fast-developing emergency situation,” New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani said during a press conference Friday evening.

THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE

An explosion and fire at a Staten Island shipyard injured at least 16 people Friday afternoon, according to officials.

The New York City Fire Department responded to a report of workers trapped at the shipyard at around 3:30 p.m., ABC7 reported. There was also reportedly a corresponding fire in the basement of a metal structure in the back of the shipping docks.

The explosion happened at 4:20 p.m.

Of the 16 injured, one civilian and two firefighters suffered serious injuries.

The cause of the fire and the explosion is unknown at this point.