One person has died after a blast Friday at a Staten Island shipyard, officials say.
Officials said 36 people were injured, most of them firefighters and other first responders, and one civilian died.
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Officials said one civilian died and 36 people were injured, most of them firefighters and other first responders, after a blast Friday at a Staten Island shipyard
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
“Firefighters have brought this fire under control, however, this does remain an active fire scene,” Mayor Zohran Mamdani said
The cause of the fire and explosion is still under investigation
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. “Firefighters have brought this fire under control, however, this does remain an active fire scene.”
Someone reported two workers trapped in a confined space at the dock at about 3:30 p.m. Friday, and responding firefighters found a fire burning in the basement of a large metal structure at the dock, said Joanne Mariano with the fire department’s press office.
There were more than 200 firefighters and emergency medical personnel from 68 units responding to the site Friday evening, Mariano said. The cause of the fire and explosion is still under investigation.
The area is home to several businesses, including a coffee roasting company and a self-storage facility. The shipyard used to be owned by the Bethlehem Steel Company, which built ships for the U.S. Navy during World War II.