NEW YORK (AP) — An explosion on a ship carrying uncooked sewage that was docked on the Hudson River in New York Metropolis killed a longtime metropolis worker Saturday, authorities mentioned.
One other employee on the city-owned Hunts Level vessel was injured and brought to the hospital after the blast round 10:30 a.m. close to the North River Wastewater Therapy Plant, in keeping with metropolis Fireplace Division Deputy Assistant Chief David Simms. A 3rd employee refused medical therapy.
The reason for the explosion was beneath investigation, however New York Metropolis Mayor Eric Adams mentioned in assertion that felony intent was not suspected. The lads on the boat, which takes uncooked sewage from the town to be handled, have been doing work involving a flame or sparks when the explosion occurred, the U.S. Coast Guard mentioned on social media.
First responders discovered a 59-year-old man unconscious within the river, New York police mentioned, and he was declared lifeless on the scene.
The person had been a longtime worker of the town’s Division of Environmental Safety. His identify has not been launched, however the mayor mentioned he was “a faithful public servant who gave 33 years of service to the New York Metropolis, and our hearts exit to his household, associates, and colleagues throughout this painful time.”
The blast unfold uncooked sewage over the deck of the boat, and firefighters and different first responders needed to be decontaminated, Simms mentioned. DEP mentioned there didn’t seem like any environmental impacts following the explosion.
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This story has been up to date to appropriate the variety of injured staff who have been taken to the hospital primarily based on new data from authorities. One employee was transported, not two.
