Fire extinguisher blast kills worker at Morgan
BY TODD MAISEL
One worker is dead, and another
injured after a fi re extinguisher
exploded within the Morgan
Post Offi ce building, near the Farley
Post Offi c Wednesday morning, police
offi cials said.
The workers, not yet identifi ed, were
struck with shrapnel from the exploding
fi re extinguisher. The most seriously
injured man who was unconscious was
rushed by Emergency Medical Services
to Lenox Hill Hospital, where police
say he died from shrapnel in the neck.
The other man is said to be in stable
condition at Bellevue Hospital with
non-life threatening injuries
The incident occurred at about 8:18
a.m. on May 13 at 341 Ninth Ave. near
West 29th Street in the Morgan General
Mail Facility, not too far from the
Moynihan Train Hall construction site.
Police say a fi re extinguisher exploded
for unknown reasons, sending shrapnel
fl ying in different directions, but striking
the two men.
Police and FDNY crews rushed to
the scene and transported the two men,
but could not save the man with neck
injuries.
However, at West 25th Street, a police
car collided with another vehicle
on Ninth Avenue at about 8:45 a.m. apparently
Police and bomb squad detectives investigated the fire extinguisher explosion that killed one worker.
responding to the emergency
at the GPO. Two offi cers and a female
civilian were injured in the crash. None
of the injuries was life-threatening.
A preliminary investigation found
that the fi re extinguisher had exploded,
the reasons are not immediately known
and part of the ongoing investigation.
PHOTO BY JON FARINA
The Department of Buildings will
be investigating the construction site
and has issued a temporary stop-work
order.
More than 80 NYC kids have infl ammation disease
BY ALEJANDRA O'CONNELLDOMENECH
There are now 82 New York City
children are suffering from Pediatric
Multi-system Infl ammatory
Syndrome (PMIS) health offi cials believe
might be linked to the novel coronavirus,
Mayor Bill de Blasio reported
on Wednesday.
Out of the 82 cases, 53 tested positive
for the novel coronavirus or the
antibodies to the disease, suggesting
that they contracted the virus and then
recovered. On May 12, the city announced
that there were 52 cases of
PMIS citywide.
The syndrome causes a high fever,
rash, reddish colored eyes, swollen
lymph nodes and intense abdominal
pain as been compared to Kawasaki
disease, a rare illness in children that
causes swelling of the arteries throughout
the body with particular risk to the
heart.
“For a long time, thank God, we
saw very little impact to our children,”
said de Blasio during his May 13 novel
coronavirus press briefi ng. ” Now we
see something different and the entire
medical community is coming together
to answer this challenge…I want everyone
Pediatric Multi-System Inflammatory Disease, which has symptoms similar to Kawasaki disease such as
bright red lips and tongue, has been found in more than 80 New York City children, Mayor Bill de Blasio
announced on May 13, 2020.
to take it seriously.”
De Blasio encouraged parents to call
their doctor immediately if their child
show symptoms like fever fever, swollen
hands or feet, bright red lips or tongue,
abdominal pain or vomiting especially
if in combination.
Parents who do not have access to a
physician should call 311 to be connected
to one if their child begins to show
symptoms, the mayor added.
State health offi cials are now investigating
102 cases of the syndrome
across New York state, Governor Andrew
PHOTO VIA WIKIMEDIA COMMONS
Cuomo announced on Wednesday;
three children in the state have
died in total.
The state is investigating the deaths
of two more children as possibly being
related to the syndrome, the governor
added.
10 May 14, 2020 Schneps Media