{"id":343693,"date":"2026-09-11T06:40:26","date_gmt":"2026-09-11T06:40:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/343693\/"},"modified":"2026-09-11T06:40:26","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T06:40:26","slug":"one-person-dead-after-multiple-explosions-lead-to-staten-island-barge-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/343693\/","title":{"rendered":"One person dead after multiple explosions lead to Staten Island barge fire"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">MARINERS HARBOR, Staten Island (PIX11) \u2014 One person is dead after multiple explosions in Staten Island sent smoke and fire billowing through the air Thursday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Citizen App video shows a fireball raging in broad daylight near Mariners Harbor on Richmond Terrace.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a data-ylk=\"slk:Discover more local reporting on our homepage;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/pix11.com\/\" class=\"promo-link__link\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0Discover more local reporting on our homepage\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A woman recording the video captured an explosion on camera, saying that was the seventh such explosion she&#8217;d heard since the incident started.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"STATEN ISLAND EXPLOSION COURTESY: CITIZEN\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"899\" height=\"479\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/wpix_new_york_city_ny_articles_672\/7dabf3968c0857ede1af3f78591f47a0.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>STATEN ISLAND EXPLOSION COURTESY: CITIZEN<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">FDNY said a call came in just after 2:30 p.m. Thursday for a reported shipping container fire caused by an explosion on the barge.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Officials said EMS personnel found a man dead on the barge.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Over 160 fire, EMS and hazmat personnel were sent to fight the flames. Firefighters were able to knock down the flames sometime after 4 p.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Units on the scene continued to secure remaining petroleum from the shipping container.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Fire Marshal will work to determine the cause of the fire.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Spencer Gustafson is a digital content producer from Long Island who has covered New York state and city news since 2023. See more of his work <a data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/pix11.com\/author\/spencer-gustafson\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. 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