Nyc Sewage Boat Explosion In Hudson River Kills 1 City Worker, Injures 2 Others

A New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) worker is dead, and 2 others were injured aft a earthy sewage vessel exploded Saturday successful nan Hudson River.

Just aft 10:30 a.m. nan New York City Fire Department (FDNY) received a study of an detonation aboard nan city-owned vessel, Hunts Point.

Authorities analyse aft nan Hudson River explosion. (FNTV)

When crews arrived, they recovered a ample detonation had occurred successful 1 of nan holds connected nan tank, FDNY Deputy Assistant Chief David Simms said.

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The alloy is utilized to carrier raw sewage from New York City to a sewage curen plant, Simms said.

New York City constabulary and occurrence rescue crews responded to a vessel detonation Saturday that killed a NYC Department of Environmental Protection worker and injured 2 others. (FNTV)

Though 2 labor survived, a 3rd worker died aft being "blown by a unit detonation successful betwixt nan pier and nan alloy itself," according to officials.

FDNY tried to usage a "technical extrication" to free nan employee, but nan worker died.

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The DEP confirmed nan worker who died was moving connected nan vessel, which was docked astatine nan North River Wastewater Resource Recovery Facility successful West Harlem.

One worker who was injured was taken to a hospital. Another worker refused aesculapian treatment, according to officials.

The hospitalized employee's information is unknown.

Map of nan area wherever an detonation occurred connected a vessel adjacent a sewage works successful NYC.  (Fox News)

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Due to nan quality of nan explosion, location was earthy sewage connected nan ship's deck, and each responding FDNY unit were decontaminated.

"At this incident, we utilized an all-hands assignment, which was 3 engines, 2 ladder companies and a chief," Simms said. "We had 4 units from our marine division, a hazmat battalion and our information battalion."

Officials would not opportunity if nan detonation was an accident, noting nan origin is nether investigation by nan Bureau of Fire Investigation.

The vessel platform was covered pinch earthy sewage aft nan NYC explosion. (FNTV)

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"The full DEP family is grieving today," said DEP Commissioner Rohit T. Aggarwala. "Our worker who mislaid his life had served nan Department and nan City pinch dedication for 33 years."

"He was a weighted and knowledgeable personnel of nan Bureau of Wastewater Treatment, and his decades of work bespeak his committedness to DEP’s mission," Aggarwala continued.

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Plant operations were not affected and location did not look to beryllium immoderate environmental damage, NYC Water posted connected X.