Two Newark, NJ firemen 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 started on the 10th deck as crew members and local stevedores were moving cars, vans and trucks.
Upon arrival, firefighters located the fire, which broke out in five to seven cars and spread to the 11th and 12th floors of the ship, named the Grande Costa D'Avorio.
"Members made an attempt to extinguish the fire but got pushed back by the intense heat. Two firemen were lost while conducting this action of backing out of the structure," Newark Fire Chief Rufus Jackson said.
The unidentified firefighters were eventually located inside the large ship and pronounced dead.
