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Mayday call from burning cargo ship in New Jersey prompted doomed rescue effort for 2 firefighters

An investigation into the deaths of two Newark, New Jersey firefighters finds that an initial call for help to battle the deadly fire on a cargo ship in July was canceled

The Independent UK · Jan 12, 2024

Investigative hearings set to open into cargo ship fire that killed 2 New Jersey firefighters

Federal investigators are set to open several days of hearings starting Wednesday into a dockside cargo ship fire that killed two New Jersey firefighters last summer at Port Newark

The Independent UK · Jan 10, 2024

Families say faulty vehicle caused cargo ship fire that killed two New Jersey firefighters

The families of two New Jersey firefighters who were killed battling a July blaze inside a cargo ship say a malfunctioning vehicle being used to load cargo caused the fire

The Independent UK · Oct 6, 2023

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Firefighter killed while battling cargo ship fire is posthumously promoted during funeral

A firefighter who was fatally injured along with a colleague while battling a massive fire aboard a cargo ship docked in New Jersey last week was posthumously promoted to captain during his funeral service

The Independent UK · Jul 13, 2023

Fire that killed 2 on a cargo ship in New Jersey is out after nearly a week, officials say

Crews extinguished the intensely burning fire aboard a cargo ship docked in New Jersey after nearly a week and are now beginning their investigation into the blaze that resulted in the deaths of two firefighters

The Independent UK · Jul 11, 2023

Crews continue to battle cargo ship blaze that killed 2 New Jersey firefighters

Fire crews continue to battle a blaze in a cargo ship docked at the East Coast’s biggest port, days after the blaze claimed the lives of two New Jersey firefighters and injured five others

The Independent UK · Jul 8, 2023

Two New Jersey firefighters die fighting blaze on ship in Port Newark

Five others were injured putting out fire

The Independent UK · Jul 6, 2023

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