Watch Now on CBS News New York: Newark fire officials speak about Firefighters Augusto Acabou and Wayne Brooks, Jr., killed in line of duty battling cargo ship fire.
continues to burn Friday, more than 36 hours after it started, and authorities expect it to last at least two more days. died when they became trapped in the inferno on Wednesday, when the fire on the vessel first started and consumed several levels.
More black smoke started filling the sky around 8 a.m. Friday as loud popping noises signaled cars on the "Access is tough. The heat is extreme. It's a steel box, so it's a very complex situation and you need a very good plan to be able to put firefighters in the vessel to actually put out these fires. It's burning very hot, so currently a lot of the decks that are burning and the cars that are burning are inaccessible," said Gordon Lorenson, Donjon Marine Co.
The Port Authority said firefighters go through training for unique situations like this several times a year. "Our number one priority is safety to our responders while officially extinguishing the fire, and this requires careful coordination for our firefighters and fire-suppression mechanism being utilized"said Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Coordinator Captain Zeita Merchant.
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