1 Dead when Barge Explodes on Staten Island
More than 150 firefighters, EMS workers and hazmat personnel responded as investigators said the cause of the blast remains unknown.
- On Thursday, September 10, 2026, an explosion on the barge Casablanca at 3249 Richmond Terrace in Mariners Harbor, Staten Island, killed one worker shortly after 2:30 p.m. The blast ignited a fire in a nearby shipping container.
- The FDNY deployed 160 fire, EMS, and hazmat personnel to the scene, where commanders transmitted a second alarm at 3:18 p.m., roughly 40 minutes into the response. Two firefighters sustained minor injuries during the emergency operations.
- Crews successfully extinguished the fire at the facility, listed as "Clean Water of New York." An FDNY hazmat team remained on-site Thursday evening securing excess petroleum from the damaged container.
- This incident marks the second explosion on the Richmond Terrace waterfront in less than four months, following a separate blast at a dry dock at 3075 Richmond Terrace on May 22. The pattern raises concerns about waterfront safety.
- Authorities have not yet determined the cause of Thursday's explosion, and the investigation remains active. Officials confirmed that all other workers have been accounted for at the scene.
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Staten Island Barge Explosion Leaves Worker Dead, 2 Firefighters Injured
نُشر هذا المقال أولاً عبر Cedarnews.net. لمتابعة المزيد من الأخبار والتقارير الحصرية، زورونا على موقعنا. A worker was found dead and two firefighters suffered minor injuries after an apparent explosion and fire aboard the petroleum barge Casablanca in Staten Island, New York, on Thursday, September 10, officials said. The incident happened shortly after 2:30 p.m. at 3249 Richmond Terrace, between South and Arlington avenues, in the Mariners Harb…
One dead after explosion at Staten Island barge triggers massive fire
One person was killed Thursday afternoon when an explosion on board a Staten Island petroleum barge caused a massive shipping container fire, according to authorities and sources. The blast erupted around 2:35 p.m. on board the barge called “Casablanca” on Richmond Terrace near South Avenue in Mariners Harbor, according to the FDNY and law enforcement...
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