The barge blew up at the North River Wastewater Treatment Plant near West 138th Street in New York City about 10.30am on Saturday.

The barge blew up at the North River Wastewater Treatment Plant near West 138th Street in New York City about 10.30am on Saturday.

Authorities say one man has died and another was injured after an explosion on a boat carrying raw sewage that was docked on the Hudson River in New York.