1 dead as New York sewage-boat explodes

NEW YORK—An explosion on a boat carrying raw sewage that was docked on the Hudson River in New York City killed a longtime city employee on Saturday, authorities said. Another worker on the city-owned Hunts Point vessel was injured and taken to the hospital after the blast around 10:30 a.m. near the North River Wastewater Treatment Plant, according to fire officials.

A third worker refused medical treatment. The cause of the explosion was under investigation, but New York City Mayor Eric Adams said in statement that criminal intent was not suspected. The men on the boat, which takes raw sewage from the city to be treated, were doing work involving a flame or sparks when the explosion occurred, the US Coast Guard said on social media. —AP