Today: A wake is set to be held for Newark Firefighter Augusto Acabou, who died in the line of duty battling the Port Newark cargo ship fire last week. ZinniaDee_TV has more.
A wake will be held Wednesday for Newark Firefighter Augusto Acabou, who died last week in the line of duty while battling a cargo ship fire at Port Newark., saying the firefighters were not properly trained for the situation.
As family members prepare to lay to rest both men who bravely lost their lives, the investigation into how they died is underway. "Most of the notices are table top and pieces of paper that we're supposed to look over. The last training that I looked up that was done with the port, there was one battalion chief that was sent down there on one tour one day," Tarantino said.Augusto"Auggie" Acabou and Wayne"Bear" Brooks Jr. remembered as heroes after deadly Port Newark cargo ship fire
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