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https://www.silive.com/news/2026/05/fdny-announces-cause-of-deadly-staten-island-explosion-that-injured-40-people.html “Preliminary findings indicate the fire involved the ignition of flammable vapors associated with industrial-grade paint within a confined space,” the FDNY told the...

https://nypost.com/2026/05/23/us-news/worker-killed-in-nyc-shipyard-blast-was-trapped-in-boats-belly-family-says/ Worker who died was trapped below deck in the hold painting.

Field Com: 18:45 10-45 code 1 Must be the formerly trapped person.

10-45

What happened to the trapped civilians ? Still trapped or removed ?

Blitz nozzles are made with a 3 inch intake. In the FDNY, where they are used, are they fed with a 2 1/2 line or do companies carry 3 inch hose specifically for use with a Blitz nozzle or do they ise a 3 1/2 inch line to supply the nozzle ?

Anyone have the specs on the pumpers ? 1,500 gpm or 2,000 gpm ?

Peopel throw lithium ion batteries away in their recycling and soetimes it ignites in the recycling plants. A big problem for those plants.

Great picture !! I didn't see any pictures of the fire in Belleville where they stuck a tower ladder right into the fire building.

Very small building with no exposures. Rreason why only All Hands even though fully involved.

13: 48 4948 Arthur Kill Road Shipping container on fire in the rear of the property Under control time 30 minutes Eng 151,164,168, TL 76, L84 B23 Div 8 Marine Battalion Marine 9 Div 8 https://www.silive.com/news/2026/04/fdny-extinguishes-fire-at-south-shore-property.html

Did this warehouse have an automatic sprinkler system ?

The picture from Google maps is incorrect. The fire building actually looks like this from the Advance. I made the same mistake looking at Google maps.