At least 16 people were injured in a massive explosion at a Staten Island shipyard on Friday afternoon.
Three people are seriously injured, including two firefighters.
Several firefighters sustained minor injuries.
It is unclear what caused the explosion.
The Associated Press reported:
A fire and explosion at a shipyard on New York City’s Staten Island has injured at least 16 people, including three with serious injuries, the New York Fire Department said.
Someone reported two workers trapped in a confined space at the dock at about 3:30 p.m. Friday, and responding firefighters found a fire burning in the basement of a metal structure at the dock, said Joanne Mariano with the fire department’s press office.
Crews were still fighting the fire when a major explosion occurred at the site roughly 50 minutes later, she said.
The fire was still burning and emergency workers had counted 16 people on site with injuries by 5 p.m., Mariano said, including two firefighters and one civilian with serious injuries.
The FDNY received a report of a fire and workers trapped in a basement about an hour before the explosion.
16 people were injured following an explosion and fire at a shipyard on Staten Island.
The FDNY says they received a report of workers trapped around 3:30 p.m., and a fire in a basement of a metal structure in the back of shipping docks.
They say a major explosion occurred… pic.twitter.com/bVRkT09fVH
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