
1 dead in New York sewage-boat explosion on Hudson River
Authorities say one man has died and another was injured after an explosion on a boat carrying raw sewage that was docked on the Hudson River in New York. The U.S. Coast Guard says the men were doing work Saturday morning involving a flame or sparks when the blast happened. Police say a 59-year-old man was declared dead at the scene, and the city Department of Environmental Protection said the man had worked for the agency for 33 years. The explosion happened on the New York City-owned Hunts Point, a boat that takes raw sewage to a treatment plant.