NEW YORK \u2014 A fire and explosion at a shipyard on New York City\u2019s Staten Island has injured at least 16 people, including three with serious injuries, the New York Fire Department said.<\/p>\n
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 metal structure at the dock, said Joanne Mariano with the fire department\u2019s press office.<\/p>\n
Crews were still fighting the fire when a major explosion occurred at the site roughly 50 minutes later, she said.<\/p>\n
The fire was still burning and emergency workers had counted 16 people on site with injuries by 5 p.m., Mariano said, including two firefighters and one civilian with serious injuries.<\/p>\n
It wasn\u2019t yet clear if anyone had died in the fire and explosion. The cause is still under investigation.<\/p>\n
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