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NEW YORK (AP) — One antheral died Saturday greeting aft an detonation connected a vessel carrying earthy sewage that was docked connected the Hudson River successful New York, authorities said.
Two different workers connected the city-owned Hunts Point were wounded and taken to the infirmary aft the blast astir 10:30 a.m., New York City Fire Department Deputy Assistant Chief David Simms said astatine a quality conference.
The vessel takes earthy sewage to beryllium treated, Simms said.
The men connected the vessel were doing enactment involving a occurrence oregon sparks erstwhile the detonation happened, the U.S. Coast Guard said connected societal media.
First responders answering a 911 telephone recovered a 59-year-old antheral unconscious successful the river, and helium was declared dormant astatine the scene, New York constabulary said.
The detonation happened adjacent the North River Wastewater Treatment Plant.
The blast dispersed earthy sewage implicit the platform of the boat, and firefighters and different archetypal responders had to beryllium decontaminated, Simms said.
Authorities are inactive investigating the origin of the explosion. The man's sanction was not released.
