A devastating explosion in Mariners Harbor on Staten Island on Friday, 13 May, resulted in the death of one person and injuries to 36 others, a majority of whom were first responders, including two FDNY members. Most of the injured are still in critical condition.
A powerful explosion blasted a busy Staten Island wharf Friday, killing one person and injuring 36 others, most of them first responders including two Fire Department of New York members who were hospitalized with serious injuries, authorities said.
The explosion occurred around 4:20 p.m. in Mariners Harbor in the 3000 block of Richmond Terrace, where a company named May Ship Repair is located. Fire crews had been fighting the blaze inside a building for about an hour. The bravery drew praise from New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani in a post on X Friday.
“To the first responders who rushed toward danger without hesitation: thank you,” he wrote. “As you do every day, you put yourselves in harm’s way so others could escape. Our city owes you a debt of gratitude. ” Late Friday the mayor also announced that one FDNY fire marshal was in critical but stable condition with a small brain bleed and a temporal fracture, while one firefighter was in serious but stable condition.
“We mourn the life that was lost today, and we hold their family in our hearts,” Mamdani also wrote on X The blast ultimately resulted in injuries to 31 firefighters, four Emergency Medical Services personnel, and one additional civilian, officials said. FDNY first started fighting the fire 3:27 p.m. after it started in the basement of a 150-foot-square structure on the waterfront site.
Authorities called a second alarm at 4:08 p.m., drawing a total of 70 units and 200 fire and EMS personnel to the scene.
“Just eleven minutes later, a massive explosion rocked the barge while crews were actively conducting searches,” theAfter emergency personnel took victims to local hospitals, he fire was brought under control at 7:20 p.m. “The FDNY HazMat team, the Department of Buildings, and the Department of Environmental Protection are investigating the cause of the blast,” according to the
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