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    Through sobs, cargo ship officer says crew is 'broken' over deaths of 2 firefighters in blaze

    by Wayne Parry Jan 11, 2024 2 minutes
    Source: Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

    A top officer of an Italian cargo ship that caught fire last summer in one of America's busiest seaports broke down in sobs Thursday recalling his crew's initial efforts to put out the blaze, saying they “are broken” that two New Jersey fire captains lost their lives battling the blaze.

    Benito LaFauci, the into the cause of the July 5 fire that killed Newark Fire Department Captains Augusto “Augie” Acabou and Wayne “Bear” Brooks Jr.

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