Fire Rages Along NJ Boardwalk Damaged By Sandy

[Purveyor]

Source: Associated Press

SEASIDE PARK, N.J. (AP) -- A raging fire that apparently started in an ice cream shop has spread several blocks down a New Jersey shore boardwalk that was damaged in Superstorm Sandy and was being repaired.

Television footage showed flames and thick black smoke billowing from a long stretch of the boardwalk Thursday in Seaside Park.

Seaside Heights Police Chief Thomas Boyd said tar roofs and stiff winds were fanning the flames. He said a section of boardwalk was being removed to create a fire line to keep the blaze from spreading.

He said the fire created embers the size of a fist.

The fire is believed to have started in a Kohr's custard shop.

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[hollysmom]

1. its breaking myheart,

was there last week. got custard at that stand

[monmouth3]

2. Was there in July, the vendors and my family were the only ones practically on the boardwalk.

It was not a sunny day and that may have been why, but this fire is just too much..

[hollysmom]

3. I knoiw,was there labor day weekend and hardly anyone there,

this was a very hard year, I miss the beach.

[homegirl]

5. Seaside Park

Spent many happy summers at Seaside Park when my children were young. Lovely place. Very sad.

[monmouth3]

6. We lived in Manasquan, still miss it..n/t

[Warpy]

4. Video and photo

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/12/seaside-park-fire-new-jersey-boardwalk_n_3916076.html

That looks really bad, I guess the lumber they were using had been heavily treated with creosote and/or pitch.

[Sunlei]

7. a shame all the 'new build' was so very, very flammable :(