{"id":241215,"date":"2026-05-22T23:43:41","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T23:43:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/241215\/"},"modified":"2026-05-22T23:43:41","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T23:43:41","slug":"staten-island-shipyard-explosion-and-fire-injure-several-first-responders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/241215\/","title":{"rendered":"Staten Island shipyard explosion and fire injure several first responders"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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A “major” explosion and fire at a<\/a> Staten Island shipyard Friday afternoon left at least 16 people injured, including more than a dozen firefighters and first responders.<\/p>\n

The New York City<\/a> Fire Department (FDNY) confirmed to Fox News Digital that 16 people were taken to area hospitals.<\/p>\n

The casualties include one civilian and two firefighters who suffered serious injuries, two firefighters with moderate injuries, and nine firefighters and two EMS workers who sustained minor injuries.<\/p>\n

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First responders were spotted near the scene of the explosion at a Staten Island, New York, shipyard Friday afternoon. (WNYW)<\/p>\n

NYC SEWAGE BOAT EXPLOSION IN HUDSON RIVER KILLS 1 CITY WORKER, INJURES 2 OTHERS<\/a><\/p>\n

The incident unfolded when authorities received a call at 3:27 p.m. local time reporting workers trapped in a confined<\/a> space at 3075 Richmond Terrace, between Lockman and Andros avenues.<\/p>\n

When first responders arrived, they found a fire burning in the basement of a 150-by-150-foot metal building situated at the back of the shipping docks.<\/p>\n

A second alarm was transmitted at 4:08 p.m., and just 11 minutes later, a “major explosion<\/a>” tore through the site at 4:19 p.m.<\/p>\n

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More than a dozen firefighters and EMS personnel were injured during the explosion at a Staten Island, N.Y., shipyard on Friday. (WNYW)<\/p>\n

HISTORIC NYC CHURCH ENGULFED IN 5-ALARM BLAZE AS 6 FIREFIGHTERS INJURED BATTLING STUBBORN FLAMES<\/a><\/p>\n

The blast triggered a massive emergency response<\/a>, with the FDNY deploying 68 units and 212 fire and EMS personnel to combat the blaze.<\/p>\n

FDNY operations remain ongoing. New York City HazMat teams, the Department of Buildings (DOB) and the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) were notified.<\/p>\n

New York Attorney General Letitia James reacted to the tragedy on X, noting she is praying for everyone injured in the fire.<\/p>\n

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New York City Fire Department officials confirmed at least 16 people were injured in the explosion. (WNYW)<\/p>\n

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“I\u2019m praying for the @FDNY firefighters and everyone injured after the explosion in Staten Island today,” James wrote in a post. “Thank you to the FDNY for their swift response and for protecting New Yorkers everyday.”<\/p>\n

This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.<\/p>\n

Alexandra Koch is a Fox News Digital journalist who covers breaking news, with a focus on high-impact events that shape national conversation.<\/p>\n

She has covered major national crises, including the L.A. wildfires, Potomac and Hudson River aviation disasters, Boulder terror attack, and Texas Hill Country floods.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A “major” explosion and fire at a Staten Island shipyard…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":241216,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[94254,20175,9,24,63,134,136,135,618],"class_list":["post-241215","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-staten-island","tag-disaster-response","tag-fires-disasters","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc","tag-staten-island","tag-staten-island-headlines","tag-staten-island-news","tag-us"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/241215","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=241215"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/241215\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/241216"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=241215"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=241215"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=241215"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}