Just In: Newark firefighters killed in cargo ship fire identified as 49-year-old Wayne Brooks Jr. and 45-year-old Augusto Acabou, both of Engine 16 on the city's east side.
The fire broke out around 9:30 p.m. Wednesday on the ship docked by Corbin and Marsh streets.
"There was a mayday. We had one of our brothers was lost within the fire. We had the brave men and women of the Newark Fire Department made the ultimate sacrifice to bring this individual out, and made multiple efforts under extreme conditions, extreme heat," Chief Jackson said."They were able to bring Firefighter Acabou out. Then, we had another mayday, which was Firefighter Wayne Brooks.
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 this morning, a procession for the firefighters traveled from the port to a nearby hospital.
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