{"id":246219,"date":"2026-05-28T11:27:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T11:27:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/246219\/"},"modified":"2026-05-28T11:27:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T11:27:11","slug":"fdny-flammable-paint-vapors-caused-deadly-staten-island-shipyard-explosion-and-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/246219\/","title":{"rendered":"FDNY: Flammable paint vapors caused deadly Staten Island shipyard explosion and fire"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Leonard Greene
New York Daily News<\/p>\n

NEW YORK \u2014 Flammable paint vapors ignited at a Staten Island shipyard, causing the deadly fire and explosion<\/a> that killed one person and injured more than 30 firefighters and first responders, FDNY officials announced Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Investigators determined the explosion and two-alarm fire were accidental and caused by \u201cthe ignition of flammable vapors associated with industrial-grade paint within the confined space,\u201d FDNY officials said in a statement Wednesday.<\/p>\n

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A fire marshal and a firefighter injured in the massive fire and explosion remain hospitalized from critical injuries they suffered in the Friday blast at the dry dock in Mariners Harbor.<\/p>\n

The FDNY says it received a report of workers trapped about 3:30 p.m. Friday, along with a fire in the back of the shipyard on Richmond Terrace near Andros Ave.<\/p>\n

That was followed by a major explosion nearly an hour later, at 4:20 p.m.<\/p>\n

Firefighters scrambled to reach workers trapped in the basement of a metal structure near the docks, which was on fire.<\/p>\n

Xiaoyuan Li, 56, of Flushing, Queens, was killed and 36 people, mostly firefighters, were hurt when a fire sparked the massive explosion at May Ship Repair.<\/p>\n

The victim, a husband and father of two, was a subcontractor who had worked with the company on multiple projects, according to the New York Times.<\/p>\n

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