Two firefighters died and several more were injured while battling a blaze aboard a cargo ship docked in Newark, New Jersey, on Wednesday night, officials said.
Two firefighters died while battling a blaze aboard the Grande Costa D'Avorio docked in Newark, N.J., on July 5, 2023.Two firefighters died and five others were injured while battling a blaze aboard a cargo ship docked in Newark, New Jersey, on Wednesday night, officials said.
Newark Fire Chief Rufus Jackson confirmed the deaths during a press conference early Thursday, a few hours after it was announced that a search was underway for two firefighters at the scene. Acabou served in the Newark Fire Division for 9 1/2 years and was assigned to Engine 16, Tour 1, according to city officials. Brooks was a veteran of the fire department for 16 1/2 years and was assigned to Ladder 4, Tour 1.
Firefighters were dispatched to the Port Newark-Elizabeth Marine Terminal at around 9:30 p.m. ET after receiving a report about multiple vehicles on fire aboard a ship named the Grande Costa D'Avorio. They managed to extinguish the main body of the blaze but the flames had extended to multiple levels of the vessel, according to Frage.
Acabou was found by his cousin, who is also a firefighter, at 12:45 a.m. ET and transported to a hospital where he later died, according to officials. Brooks, Jr was found at 2:25 a.m. by a FDNY firefighter and also taken to the hospital where he died, according to officials.
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