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THE HAGUE: Helicopters and a boat evacuated 23 crew members from a car carrier ship off the Netherlands early...

At least one was killed and several others were injured in a ship fire off the Dutch coast.

A fire broke out on a cargo ship off the Netherlands, killing one and injuring several others. The Panama-registered Fremantle Highway was carrying 2,857 cars from Germany to Egypt, including 25 electric vehicles, one of which is suspected to have started the fire. The 23 crew members onboard attempted, but failed, to extinguish the fire, which broke out on Tuesday night.

Wayne "Bear" Brooks Jr., 49, and Augusto "Augie" Acabou, 45, were both killed in the fire last week aboard a cargo ship at Port Newark.

Augusto "Augie" Acabou, 45, and Wayne "Bear" Brooks Jr., 49, were both killed in the fire last week aboard a cargo ship at Port Newark.

Reports indicate that the personnel and equipment resources initially mobilized to battle the blaze were inadequate to the task, allowing the fire to grow and overtake the firefighters.

Tuesday, the firefighters' union is calling a press conference to talk about staffing levels.

The channel at Port Newark is now reopened after the deadly cargo ship fire that took days to get under control.

Augusto "Augie" Acabou, 45, and Wayne "Bears" Brooks Jr., 49, were both killed in the fire Wednesday night at Port Newark.

Two firefighters were killed while fighting a fire on a ship docked at Port Newark Wednesday night.