Boardwalk Burns - 6-Alarm Fire Erupts on New Jersey Boardwalk
The pier devastated by Sandy was evacuated as firefighters battled a large fire on the boardwalk in Seaside Park, N.J.
SEASIDE PARK, N.J. — A fire that started at a New Jersey frozen custard shop in Seaside Park, N.J., and spread to other boardwalk businesses, including FunTown Pier, has now reached Seaside Heights, N.J., police said.
Emergency personnel arrived at the boardwalk in Seaside Park for a report of smoke about 2:30 p.m. A plume of gray smoke stretches as far north as Ortley Beach, N.J., as fire crews fight to douse the blaze. The cause of the fire is still unclear.
The fire that started at Kohr’s Frozen Custard quickly compromised buildings on the west side, including what was left of FunTown Pier — the site of the roller coaster that was pushed into the ocean during Superstorm Sandy. A strong wind has worsened the firefighters’ attempts, Police Chief Francis Larkin said.
Firefighters Make Stand Against NJ Boardwalk Blaze
Firefighters dug a trench under a Jersey Shore boardwalk in an effort to prevent a furious, wind-whipped blaze from spreading to a section just rebuilt after being destroyed by Superstorm Sandy.
This evening, the blaze reached 10 alarms, according to ABC News New York station WABC. It had already destroyed a long stretch of boardwalk, according to officials, containing perhaps 30 businesses in Seaside Park, N.J., near the same stretch of sand where a rollercoaster landed upright in the ocean after Sandy hit the coastline in October 2012.
“I said to my staff, ‘I feel like I want to throw up,’” N.J. Gov. Chris Christie told reporters near the fire scene this evening. “And that’s me, after all the effort and time and resources that we put in.”
By nightfall, a six-block length of boardwalk south of Lincoln Avenue had been almost totally destroyed, but firefighters were hopeful of keeping 30-40 mph winds from blowing the fire further north across a trench set up at Lincoln Avenue, Christie said. The site of the trench and beyond included a stretch of boardwalk just rebuilt after Sandy devastated the area.
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