A series of explosions killed one and injured dozens on Friday night in Staten Island, New York. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo
May 22 (UPI) -- One civilian has died and 36 others -- many of whom were first responders -- were injured on Friday after a series of explosions in a New York City shipyard.
Two explosions occurred on a barge Friday afternoon along the North Shore of Staten Island, roughly an hour apart, with firefighters and another civilian also injured.
That area of the North Shore is mostly populated with industrial businesses, including various boating and barge companies, The New York Times and WPIX reported.
"What unfolded was a fast-moving emergency that claimed one life and left more than 30 civilians and first responders injured," New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said in a statement on X.
