Injured FDNY fire marshal released from hospital after Staten Island shipyard explosion

Añadido: 2026-06-01

[00:00:00][applause] [applause] >> Nurses, doctors, and the FDNY cheering on Fire Marshall Christopher Cucario as he was wheeled out of Staten Island University Hospital North's ICU and is headed home.

[00:00:18]>> I'm very emotional. It's a little hard for me to talk cuz I came here, but uh I'll be back, you know, I'll make a recovery and step by step.

[00:00:26]>> Cucario, critically injured and burned at Friday's Shipyard explosion with his FDNY K9 Judge.

[00:00:33]>> For a couple days I didn't know where I was, but I'm glad to be back. And um Right, Judge?

[00:00:43]>> He tells us he feels lucky to be alive and is grateful for everything the doctors did to save his life. Mary-Lynn Buckley, 1010 WINS on 92.3 FM at Staten Island University Hospital North.