Family and friends gathered to remember the life of Wayne Brooks Jr., who died fighting a cargo ship fire at Port Newark last week.
A funeral was held Friday for Wayne Brooks, Jr., the second firefighter who lost his life battling a fire onboard a cargo ship at Port Newark last week.For the second time in as many days, a fallen hero's family and friends gathered in Newark to say goodbye to a fallen hero.
"It's part of the perils we all face. It could happen to any of us. So this brotherhood extends way beyond any one fire department," said Carl Heitmeyer, Deputy Chief of the Elizabeth Fire Dept.
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