US EditionNTSB finds 'failure' in training before deadly Newark cargo ship fire
- A cargo ship fire at Port Newark in July 2023 killed two Newark firefighters.
- The fire started because a Jeep was used to push vehicles, violating federal rules.
- The Jeep, pushing 37 vehicles, did not meet federal safety standards, and the ship's fire suppression system was ineffective.
- Investigator Barnum stated, "You have to be properly trained when you respond to a marine vessel fire."
- The NTSB investigation led to recommendations for better training and emergency plans to prevent future tragedies.
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NTSB slams city over failures in 2023 port fire that killed 2 firefighters
The National Transportation Safety Board blasted Newark fire officials Tuesday for their response to the July 2023 shipboard fire at Port Newark that killed two of their own in a tragedy it said had been avoidable.
NTSB Establishes Cause for Deadly Newark Ship Fire
NTSB Establishes Cause for Deadly Newark Ship Fire The NTSB says it now knows what caused the deadly 2023 cargo ship fire in the Port of Newark in New Jersey. Federal investigators say the fire started because of an overtaxed loading vehicle, explaining the Jeep’s transmission fluid boiled over and ignited a hot engine surface. The blaze that burned for several days killed two Newark fire Captains and the NTSB says the Newark Fire Division expos…
NTSB finds 'failure' in training before deadly Newark cargo ship fire
The Newark fire department's lack of training and familiarity with marine firefighting during a deadly cargo ship fire at the East Coast's largest port in July 2023 amounted to a “failure of leadership,” the head of the National Transportation Safety Board said Tuesday. The board met publicly in Washington to unveil its findings about the inferno inside the Italian-flagged Grande Costa D’Avorio, which smoldered for nearly a week and resulted in …
NTSB says rule violations played role in 2024 UP maintenance-of-way fatality
An aerial view of the site of the April 11, 2024 accident in which a Union Pacific maintenance-of-way manager was struck and killed by an excavator. Union Pacific with NTSB notations WASHINGTON — The Union Pacific employee killed in an April 11, 2024, maintenance-of-way accident in McNeil, Ark., entered the work zone of an excavating machine without informating the operator, a violation of UP rules, the National Transportation Safety Board said …
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