FDNY announces cause of deadly Staten Island explosion that injured 40 people

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The FDNY has officially announced the cause of the fatal explosion that rocked a Mariners Harbor shipyard on May 22.

FDNY fire marshals determined that the 2-alarm fire and explosion at May Ship Repair on Richmond Terrace was accidental.

“Preliminary findings indicate the fire involved the ignition of flammable vapors associated with industrial-grade paint within a confined space,” the FDNY told the Advance/SILive.com on Wednesday…

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