Newark firefighters Augusto Acabou, 45, and Wayne Brooks, Jr., 49, died in a 2-alarm fire aboard a cargo ship at Port Newark on July 5, 2023. The maritime blaze burned for days. The Italian-flagged Grande Costa d’Avorio carried autos. It was a complex incident. Newark Fire Chief Rufus Jackson said of his firefighters: "Though this is a difficult fire, a different type of fire, they're still willing to put themselves on the line for others."
