2 firefighters die battling major blaze in ship docked at East Coast's biggest cargo port

Newark, N.J. — Two firefighters were killed early Thursday battling a blaze on a cargo ship at Port Newark, CBS New York's John Dias and Zinnia Maldonado report.

The fire broke out around 9:30 p.m. Wednesday in multiple vehicles on the 10th floor of the ship, then spread to the two floors above, authorities said.

Officials confirmed that two firefighters went missing but were eventually found and pronounced dead on the scene.