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One dead and dozens of firefighters injured in Staten Island shipyard explosion

A civilian has died and at least 34 people, including firefighters and first responders, were injured in an explosion on a barge at a Staten Island shipyard in New York City on Friday. The incident began with reports of trapped workers and a fire around 3:30 PM local time, followed by an explosion approximately 50 minutes later.

BBC News - WorldFiled 2026-05-23 · 00:35 GMTLean · CenterRead · 1 min
One dead and dozens of firefighters injured in Staten Island shipyard explosion
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A civilian has died and at least 34 people, including firefighters and first responders, were injured in an explosion on a barge at a Staten Island shipyard in New York City on Friday. The incident began with reports of trapped workers and a fire around 3:30 PM local time, followed by an explosion approximately 50 minutes later. Firefighters initially responded to a fire in the basement of a metal structure at the dock. The cause of the fire and explosion is currently unknown. Mayor Zohran Mamdani described the situation as "complex, fast-developing." As of Friday evening, one fire marshal was in critical condition and one firefighter was in serious condition.

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The cause of the fire and explosion is not yet clear.

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The deceased was a civilian, and among the injured were firefighters and first responders.

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One person died and at least 34 people were injured in an explosion on a barge at a Staten Island shipyard.

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One fire marshal is in critical condition and one firefighter is in serious condition.

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The incident began with a report of workers trapped and a fire, followed by an explosion approximately 50 minutes later.

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One person has died and more than 30 people have been injured after an Explosion on a barge at a Staten Island shipyard in New York City.At least 34 people were hurt in the incident on Friday, including firefighters and first responders, officials said. The person who died was a civilian, the New York City Fire Department said.The incident began with a report of workers trapped and a fire at around 15:30 local time (19:30 GMT). An explosion erupted roughly 50 minutes later, prompting additional emergency responders to deploy to the scene."This was a complex, fast-developing emergency situation," New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani said during a news conference on Friday evening.Two workers were reportedly trapped in a confined space as the fire spread, Joanne Mariano with the fire department's press office said, according to the Associated Press.When firefighters arrived, they located a fire in the basement of a metal structure at the dock.It is not clear yet what caused the fire and explosion.One fire marshal is in a critical condition and one firefighter is in a serious condition as of Friday evening, Mamdani.
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