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Shipyard fire and explosion on Staten Island injures at least 16, officials say
Someone reported two workers trapped in a confined space at the dock at about 3:30 p.m. Friday, and responding firefighters found a fire burning in the basement of a large metal structure at the dock, said Joanne Mariano with the New York Fire Department's press office.
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According to PBS News’s source item, Shipyard fire and explosion on Staten Island injures at least 16, officials say, Someone reported two workers trapped in a confined space at the dock at about 3:30 p.m. Friday, and responding firefighters found a fire burning in the basement of a large metal structure at the dock, said Joanne Mariano with the New York Fire Department’s press office.
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