Two Newark, NJ firefighters killed in ship fire
Multiple maydays after firefighters became lost and trapped on burning ship docked in the Port of Newark Wednesday night
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Two Newark firefighters were killed after they became trapped while fighting a fire on a ship docked at Port Newark Wednesday night.
The fire broke out around 9:30 p.m. at Export Street and Marsh Street in Newark.
Newark Firefighters were dispatched to the location following a report of multiple vehicles on fire on a ship at Port Newark.
The fire broke out around 9:30 p.m. Wednesday on the 10th floor of the ship docked by Corbin and Marsh streets. Officials said half a dozen vehicles on the 10th floor of the ship caught fire, then spread to the two floors above.
Officials confirmed two firefighters went missing, then reached out to other agencies for help, but they were eventually found and pronounced dead on the scene.
“Our prayers go out to them, to their families, to their brothers and sisters in the fire department who fought beside them tonight and probably many fires before this one,” Newark Mayor Ras Baraka said. “I saw acts of bravery and comradery today that are unparalleled. And it’s very, very, very traumatic for all of us.”
During a fire fight aboard a container vessel Wednesday night in Newark, at least two firefighters went missing, the city's public safety director said. https://t.co/cmYnTkeRXa
— NBC New York (@NBCNewYork) July 6, 2023
Major ship fire at @PANYNJ Port Newark–Elizabeth Marine Terminal. Multiple FFs down, MAYDAYS called.
This ship is the @GrimaldiLines Grande Costa D’Avorio which left @portofbalt on July 2nd.
This is another major RO/RO ship fire that has ties to Baltimore.
📷Jorge Ponce https://t.co/88FR222fiB pic.twitter.com/rSatuH5th3
— Andrew Doyle (@doyle0213) July 6, 2023
