1 person has died after blast at New York City shipyard that also injured 36 people, officials say.

Source: AP

By MICHAEL R. SISAK and REBECCA BOONE
Updated 9:30 AM CDT, May 23, 2026
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NEW YORK (AP) — One person has died after a fire and two explosions Friday at a New York City shipyard, officials say.

Officials said 36 people were injured, most of them firefighters and other first responders, and one civilian died at the scene.

A firefighter and a fire marshal were inside the structure when a second explosion happened, and both were seriously injured by the shock wave from the blast.

“This was a complex, fast-developing emergency situation,” New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani said during a news conference Friday evening.



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