Fire Marshal Christopher Cuccaro, 46, of the K-9 unit, and Firefighter Vincent Delgado, 36, of Ladder 80 in Port Richmond, both critically injured in the explosion at May Ship Repair on Richmond Terrace, remain in stable condition, according to the FDNY.<\/p>\n
| BETTER EVERY SHIFT: Zam\u2019s formula for better health<\/a><\/p>\n The person who died in the shipyard explosion has been identified as 57-year-old father and husband Xiaoyuan Li from Flushing, Queens, according to the New York Post.<\/p>\n In addition to the fatality, there were a total of 40 people injured: one civilian in critical condition, and 39 members of the FDNY, according to a spokesperson for the FDNY.<\/p>\n An FDNY spokesperson said Sunday that the investigation remains active and ongoing. Investigators are examining whether the explosion may have been linked to industrial equipment, fuel sources or other hazardous materials present at the shipyard.<\/p>\n How the explosion unfolded<\/p>\n According to previous reporting by the Advance\/SILive.com<\/a>,the blaze was reported at 3075 Richmond Terrace between Mersereau and Andros avenues at 3:27 p.m. on Friday. The initial report was for workers trapped in a confined space at the dock. Firefighters responding to the scene found the blaze in the double bottom of a 150-by-150-foot floating dry dock in the rear of shipping docks, the FDNY said.<\/p>\n While firefighters were battling the blaze, a \u201cmajor explosion\u201d was reported at the location at 4:19 p.m.<\/p>\n The site was secured following the incident, and operations at the facility were suspended as fire marshals and other agencies continued to comb through evidence.<\/p>\n Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who held a press conference on Friday at Northwell Staten Island University Hospital, Ocean Breeze, praised first responders for \u201crunning toward danger so others could escape\u201d and urged New Yorkers to keep the victims and their families in their thoughts.<\/p>\n The mayor\u2019s office didn\u2019t immediately respond to a request on Sunday for updated information about the incident.<\/p>\n History of site<\/p>\n The site, which contained 17 buildings at one time, had been a home to the sprawling Bethlehem Steel Corp. shipyard operation, which was a major employer on Staten Island during World War II. The shipyard was closed in 1960.<\/p>\n Advance\/SILive.com<\/a> archives show that in 1981, a fire destroyed a 120-foot-long building and hundreds of tires being stored by a company that makes rubber bumpers for tugboats.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n \n Orange County Chief TJ McGovern said the crack could be relieving pressure on the tank at the GKN Aerospace facility, which firefighters have been working to cool for days\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n \n Anticipated retirements and a limited pool of paramedic-certified firefighter candidates are pushing Stow officials to expand the city\u2019s hiring list\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n \n The 77-foot ladder truck gives Ypsilanti Township firefighters expanded capabilities while replacing an aging single-purpose engine\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n \n A $21,000 Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation grant will fund new vehicle extrication tools to help Vacaville firefighters\n <\/p>\n \u00a9 2026 Staten Island Advance, N.Y.![\"hq2.jpg\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1779806408_601_.jpeg\")
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