Augusto 'Augie' Acabou, 45, and Wayne 'Bears' Brooks Jr., 49, were both killed in the fire Wednesday night.
Johny Fernandez reports on the two firefighters killed in the Port Newark fire and how they are being remembered.Flags are flying at half-staff in New Jersey for the two Newark firefighters who made the ultimate sacrifice when they lost their lives while battling a cargo ship fire in Port Newark.
Wayne "Bears" Brooks Jr., 49, was a 16-year veteran and assigned to Ladder 4 in the South Ironbound neighborhood. He was described as someone with a big personality who was always smiling. Captain David Rogers, 44, is a 17-year veteran who suffered a burn to his foot. He was treated at the burn unit at St. Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston.
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