One dead, 36 injured in explosion at New York dry dock

An explosion at a ​dry dock in New York ​City's Staten Island killed ‌one person ​and injured 36 others on Friday, as the blast occurred while firefighters were on ‌the scene responding to a fire and attempting to rescue two people who were trapped, officials said.

An explosion at a ​dry dock in New York ​City's Staten Island killed ‌one person ​and injured 36 others on Friday, as the blast occurred while firefighters were on ‌the scene responding to a fire and attempting to rescue two people who were trapped, officials said. Two firefighters were hospitalized, including ‌a fire marshal who suffered a fractured temple and a brain ‌bleed and was intubated, officials said. The other firefighter was in serious condition but had shown improvement, officials said.

"This was a complex, fast-developing emergency situation," New ⁠York ​Mayor Zohran ⁠Mamdani told reporters. "First responders did what they always do: they ran towards danger ⁠so others could escape to safety."

Officials did not provide details about ​the person who died except to say it was a ⁠civilian. A comprehensive investigation would begin once the fire was completely extinguished, Mamdani ⁠said.

Firefighters ​had responded to reports of a fire in a basement and two workers trapped and were on scene when ⁠the explosion occurred, officials said. The incident took place in the Richmond Terrace section ⁠of the borough ⁠of Staten Island, a part of New York City that is across the harbor from Manhattan.