{"id":241729,"date":"2026-05-23T15:28:20","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T15:28:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/241729\/"},"modified":"2026-05-23T15:28:20","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T15:28:20","slug":"1-killed-36-injured-in-explosion-on-staten-island-fdny-reports-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/241729\/","title":{"rendered":"1 killed, 36 injured in explosion on Staten Island, FDNY reports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Brief<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">One person was killed and 36 were injured in an explosion on Staten Island, according to FDNY.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">All were taken to the nearest hospital.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">It is not currently known what caused the explosion.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">STATEN ISLAND &#8211; One person was killed and 36 were injured in an explosion on Staten Island, according to FDNY.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ea6493b090f3ff34d6d71e1038c8ccad.jpeg\"\/>16 injured in explosion<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">What we know<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">FDNY reports that an explosion occurred at 3075 Richmond Terrace at 4:19 p.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">All were taken to the nearest hospital.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/edfe716167a70554044a380ad2c3d55b.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">What we don&#8217;t know<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">It is not currently known what caused the explosion.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">What they&#8217;re saying<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani spoke with FDNY Commissioner Lillian Bonsignore and other city officials to share details about the incident.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">New York City Council Speaker Julie Menin posted about the situation on X.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Staten Island District Attorney Michael McMahon also <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/StatenIslandDA\/status\/2057948011427209612?s=20\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:posted a statement about the explosion;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" 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