New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said of first responders affected by the blast, ‘I am deeply moved by their courage as well as by their service to this city’

The blaze ignited in the basement of a metal building in Mariners Harbor around 3:30 p.m., with the massive explosion erupting about 50 minutes later, fire officials said.

An explosion and fire at a Staten Island shipyard left at least one person dead and at least 34 people injured, including multiple firefighters, after workers were reported trapped in the building.