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 two others were injured after a raw sewage boat exploded Saturday in the Hudson River Just after a m the New York City Fire Department FDNY received a account of an explosion aboard the city-owned vessel Hunts Point When crews arrived they determined a large explosion had occurred in one of the holds on the tank FDNY Deputy Assistant Chief David Simms declared NEW AERIAL VIDEO CAPTURES POLICE DIVE COMPANY RESPONSE TO FATAL HUDSON RIVER HELICOPTER CRASHThe vessel is used to travel raw sewage from New York City to a sewage healing plant Simms commented Though two employees survived a third employee died after being blown by a force explosion in between the pier and the vessel itself according to leaders FDNY tried to use a technical extrication to free the employee but the employee died FIRST RESPONDERS RACE TO HELICOPTER CRASH IN HUDSON RIVER NYPDThe DEP verified the employee who died was working on the vessel which was docked at the North River Wastewater Supply Recovery Facility in West Harlem One employee who was injured was taken to a hospital Another employee refused clinical medicine according to representatives The hospitalized employee's condition is unknown US COAST GUARD NEW YORK FIRST RESPONDERS SEARCHING FOR MISSING PERSON AFTER BOAT CAPSIZED WITH SIX PASSENGERSDue to the nature of the explosion there was raw sewage on the ship's deck and all responding FDNY personnel were decontaminated At this event we used an all-hands assignment which was three engines two ladder companies and a chief Simms revealed We had four units from our marine division a hazmat battalion and our safety battalion Agents would not say if the explosion was an accident noting the cause is under study by the Bureau of Fire Inspection FIERY BOAT EXPLOSION IN FLORIDA MARINA LEAVES ONE DEAD SEVERAL INJURED The entire DEP family is grieving in the modern day mentioned DEP Commissioner Rohit T Aggarwala Our employee who lost his life had served the Department and the City with dedication for years He was a valued and experienced member of the Bureau of Wastewater Healing and his decades of institution reflect his commitment to DEP s mission Aggarwala continued Plant operations were not affected and there did not appear to be any environmental damage NYC Water posted on X