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Cargo Ship Fire That Killed 2 Firefighters Extinguished After Nearly A Week

  • A massive fire broke out on the Italian cargo ship Grande Costa D'Avorio at the Port of Newark.
  • Two Newark firefighters lost their lives battling the blaze which took nearly a week to extinguish.
  • The cause of the fire is still under investigation but no electric vehicles were onboard.
  • Authorities will examine the fire response and training protocols for cargo ship fires.
  • Salvage efforts on the burned ship will take one to two months to complete before it can be scrapped.
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