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One person died and over 30 people, mostly FDNY members, were hurt in an explosion and fire at a Staten Island shipyard Friday.
The blast occurred shortly after firefighters arrived to battle the blaze, and more than 30 people were injured, mostly firefighters or EMS, officials said.
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Explosion and fire in Staten Island shipyard kills 1, injures dozens
One person has died, and dozens of people were injured, including firefighters, following an explosion and fire at a shipyard on Staten Island, according to the FDNY officials.
One person died and over 30 were injured, including numerous firefighters, in an explosion at a Staten Island dry dock Friday afternoon. One FDNY fire marshal was in critical but stable condition while one firefighter was in serious but stable condition as one civilian died,
One person has died after a fire and two explosions Friday at a New York City shipyard, officials say.
A fire broke out at Chalmette Refining Friday afternoon after residents reported hearing a large explosion, according to the St. Bernard Parish Sheriff’s Office. The fire was under control as of around 2 p.m., and no injuries were reported, John Rahaim, director of St. Bernard Homeland Security, said.
As of Tuesday afternoon, more than 45 state and federal officials remain at the site of Friday's deadly incident.
Fifteen people were injured, three of them critically, in an explosion and fire in a condo building in Des Plaines, Illinois, overnight. Firefighters responded to a report of an explosion and fire at a three-story building at 1279 Harding Ave just before 1 a.
At least 16 people were hurt, including 13 firefighters, after an explosion at a dry dock facility on Staten Island, according to police and fire officials. A fire was reported just before 3:30 p.m. Friday at the facility on Richmond Terrace in Mariners Harbor,