Blast at NYC Shipyard Leaves One Dead, 36 Injured, Most First Responders

The whimper of a broken air‑conditioning unit gave way to a deafening boom at the old Brooklyn shipyard, where 36 people were rushed to the hospital after a Friday explosion. The single death is now an official number, with firefighters and other first responders bearing the brunt of the damage. Their helmets gleamed like a patchwork of hope and hurt, each breath a reminder of danger turned visceral.