Two firefighters were killed while battling a fire aboard a cargo ship carrying cars in Port Newark, New Jersey.
-- Newark Firefighters Wayne Brooks Jr. and Augusto Acabou died during the overnight hours while battling a fire on board a cargo ship in Port Newark.
The source said the ship was loaded with used cars that were apparently headed overseas to be refurbished and sold.Watch Newark officials' updateThe Newark Fire Department was first on the scene when the flames broke out at around 9:30 p.m. Wednesday on the ship docked by Corbin and Marsh streets. A unit quickly made its way into the vessel but was overcome by intense heat on the 10th floor. When two firefighters got lost, the rest of the crew sent out mayday signals to units up and down the East Coast, including the FDNY.
Jackson said it was a difficult fire to fight, in part because crews may not have been trained properly to handle the uniqueness of the vessel. Chopper 2 is checking out stories and traffic around the area, including the scene of a deadly fire on board a cargo ship in Port Newark. Watch live team coverage on CBS News New York: https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/live/Earlier Thursday morning, a procession for the firefighters traveled from the port to a nearby hospital, as condolences poured in from across the state.
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