The cargo ship blaze that erupted Wednesday night at Port Newark and killed two firefighters is expected to burn for several more days as crews work to contain the flames and keep the steel vessel from tipping, officials said.

Veteran firefighters Augusto “Augie” Acabou, 45, and Wayne “Bear” Brooks Jr., 49, died from injuries sustained in the fire. Fellow firefighters, friends and family members remembered both as heroes who loved their jobs helping others.

“They don’t make them like him, he was tough as nails and sweet beyond belief,” firefighter Eddie Paulo, who grew up with Acabou, said Friday.