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. 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 w