PHOTOS: Boardwalk fire at Seaside Park, N.J.
September 12, 2013
Firefighters sit on a hose while battling a blaze in a building on the Seaside Park boardwalk on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2013, in Seaside Park, N.J. The fire began in a frozen custard stand on the Seaside Park section of the boardwalk and quickly spread north into neighboring Seaside Heights. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) ( NJ Boardwalk Fire )
Onlookers watch from the shore as black smoke rises from a fire on the Seaside Heights, N.J. boardwalk Thursday, Sept. 12, 2013. The fire started in the vicinity of an ice cream shop and burned several blocks of boardwalk and businesses in a town that was still rebuilding from damage caused by Superstorm Sandy. (AP Photo/The Asbury Park Press, Bob Bielk) ( NJ Boardwalk Fire )
A firefighter saws through a metal wall on a building while battling a fire at the Seaside Park boardwalk on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2013, in Seaside Park, N.J. The fire began in a frozen custard stand on the Seaside Park section of the boardwalk and quickly spread north into neighboring Seaside Heights. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) ( NJ Boardwalk Fire )
This image from aerial video shows a raging fire in Seaside Park, N.J. on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2013. The fire began in a frozen custard stand on the Seaside Park section of the boardwalk and quickly spread north into neighboring Seaside Heights. (AP Photo/ABC) ( NJ Boardwalk Fire )
A woman puts her hand over her face as she sits on a cooler in an area for first responders working a massive fire at the Seaside Park boardwalk, Thursday, Sept. 12, 2013, in Seaside Park, N.J. The fire, which apparently started in an ice cream shop and spread several blocks, hit the recently repaired boardwalk, which was damaged last year by Superstorm Sandy. There were no other early reports of any injuries. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) ( Boardwalk Fire )
Firefighters use flashlights while checking an area where they fought off flames during a massive fire at the Seaside Park boardwalk, Thursday, Sept. 12, 2013, in Seaside Park, N.J. The fire, which apparently started in an ice cream shop and spread several blocks, hit the recently repaired boardwalk, which was damaged last year by Superstorm Sandy. There were no other early reports of any injuries. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) ( Boardwalk Fire )
Firefighters battle a blaze in a building on the Seaside Park boardwalk on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2013, in Seaside Park, N.J. The fire began in a frozen custard stand on the Seaside Park section of the boardwalk and quickly spread north into neighboring Seaside Heights. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) ( NJ Boardwalk Fire )
Firefighters use a hose to put out flames during a massive fire at the Seaside Park boardwalk, Thursday, Sept. 12, 2013, in Seaside Park, N.J. The fire, which apparently started in an ice cream shop and spread several blocks, hit the recently repaired boardwalk, which was damaged last year by Superstorm Sandy. There were no other early reports of any injuries. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) ( Boardwalk Fire )
Firefighters use flashlights while checking an area where they fought off flames during a massive fire at the Seaside Park boardwalk, Thursday, Sept. 12, 2013, in Seaside Park, N.J. The fire, which apparently started in an ice cream shop and spread several blocks, hit the recently repaired boardwalk, which was damaged last year by Superstorm Sandy. There were no other early reports of any injuries. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) ( Boardwalk Fire )
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, right, is hugged by Michael Cisneros, 14, during a visit to the area hit by a massive fire on the Seaside Park boardwalk, Thursday, Sept. 12, 2013, in Seaside Park, N.J. The fire apparently started in an ice cream shop and spread several blocks down the boardwalk to neighboring Seaside Heights. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) ( Boardwalk Fire )
Firefighters battle a raging fire on the boardwalk in Seaside Heights, N.J. that apparently started in an ice cream shop and has spread several blocks down, Thursday, Sept. 12, 2013. The boardwalk was damaged in Superstorm Sandy and was being repaired. (AP Photo/The Asbury Park Press, Erik Larsen) ( NJ Boardwalk Fire )
Firefighters battle a blaze in a building on the Seaside Park boardwalk on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2013, in Seaside Park, N.J. The fire began in a frozen custard stand on the Seaside Park section of the boardwalk and quickly spread north into neighboring Seaside Heights. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) ( APTOPIX NJ Boardwalk Fire )
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, right, talks to state fire marshal Bill Kramer, center, and shore regional fire coordinator Craig Augustoni during a visit to the area hit by a massive fire at the Seaside Park boardwalk, Thursday, Sept. 12, 2013, in Seaside Park, N.J. The fire, which apparently started in an ice cream shop and spread several blocks, hit the recently repaired boardwalk, which was damaged last year by Superstorm Sandy. There were no other early reports of any injuries. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) ( Boardwalk Fire )
Commuters drive on a bridge connecting the barrier island of Seaside Heights, N.J., with the mainland as cloud of smoke rises from a massive fire at the Seaside Park boardwalk, Thursday, Sept. 12, 2013, in Seaside Park, N.J. The fire, which apparently started in an ice cream shop and spread several blocks, hit the recently repaired boardwalk, which was damaged last year by Superstorm Sandy. There were no other early reports of any injuries. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) ( Boardwalk Fire )
Firefighters battle a blaze in a building at the Seaside Park boardwalk on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2013, in Seaside Park, N.J. The fire began in a frozen custard stand on the Seaside Park section of the boardwalk and quickly spread north into neighboring Seaside Heights. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) ( NJ Boardwalk Fire )
Firefighters battle a fire on the Seaside Heights, N.J. boardwalk Thursday, Sept. 12, 2013. The fire started in the vicinity of an ice cream shop and burned several blocks of boardwalk and businesses in a town that was still rebuilding from damage caused by Superstorm Sandy. (AP Photo/The Asbury Park Press, Bob Bielk) ( NJ Boardwalk Fire )
People sit on the steps of a home near the Seaside Park boardwalk, where earlier in the day a massive fire engulfed businesses on the boardwalk, Thursday, Sept. 12, 2013, in Seaside Park, N.J. The fire, which apparently started near an ice cream shop and spread several blocks, hit the recently repaired boardwalk, which was damaged last year by Superstorm Sandy. There were no other early reports of any injuries. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) ( Boardwalk Fire )
This frame grab from video provided by Fox 29 shows a raging fire in Seaside Park, N.J. on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2013. The fire apparently started in an ice cream shop and spread several blocks down the New Jersey shore boardwalk that was damaged in Superstorm Sandy (AP Photo/Fox 29) ( NJ Boardwalk Fire )
Firefighters battle a blaze in a building on the Seaside Park boardwalk on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2013, in Seaside Park, N.J. The fire began in a frozen custard stand on the Seaside Park section of the boardwalk and quickly spread north into neighboring Seaside Heights. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) ( NJ Boardwalk Fire )
Smoke rises in the distance as firefighters battle a raging fire on the boardwalk in Seaside Heights, N.J. that apparently started in an ice cream shop and has spread several blocks down, Thursday, Sept. 12, 2013. The boardwalk was damaged in Superstorm Sandy and was being repaired. (AP Photo/The Asbury Park Press, Erik Larsen) ( NJ Boardwalk Fire )
Firefighters battle a raging fire on boardwalk in Seaside Park, N.J., Thursday, Sept. 12, 2013. The fire apparently started in an ice cream shop then spread several blocks down a New Jersey shore boardwalk that was damaged in Superstorm Sandy and was being repaired. (AP Photo/Fox 29) ( NJ Boardwalk Fire )
A fire rages in Seaside Park, N.J. on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2013. The fire began in a frozen custard stand on the Seaside Park section of the boardwalk and quickly spread north into neighboring Seaside Heights. (AP Photo/ABC) ( NJ Boardwalk Fire )
Firefighters battle a raging fire on the boardwalk in Seaside Heights, N.J. that apparently started in an ice cream shop and has spread several blocks to neighboring Seaside Heights, Thursday, Sept. 12, 2013. The boardwalk was damaged in Superstorm Sandy and was being repaired. (AP Photo/The Asbury Park Press, Kristi Funderburk) ( APTOPIX NJ Boardwalk Fire )
A firefighter climbs down a ladder as debris left behind by a massive fire are rest on the side of the street at the Seaside Park boardwalk, Thursday, Sept. 12, 2013, in Seaside Park, N.J. The fire, which apparently started in an ice cream shop and spread several blocks, hit the recently repaired boardwalk, which was damaged last year by Superstorm Sandy. There were no other early reports of any injuries. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) ( Boardwalk Fire )
Firefighters battle a raging fire on boardwalk in Seaside Heights, N.J., Thursday, Sept. 12, 2013. The fire apparently started in an ice cream shop then spread several blocks down a New Jersey shore boardwalk that was damaged in Superstorm Sandy and was being repaired. (AP Photo/Fox 29) ( CORRECTION NJ Boardwalk Fire )
This image from aerial video shows a raging fire in Seaside Park, N.J. on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2013. The fire began in a frozen custard stand on the Seaside Park section of the boardwalk and quickly spread north into neighboring Seaside Heights. (AP Photo/ABC) ( NJ Boardwalk Fire )
Billowing black smoke rises as firefighters battle a raging fire on the boardwalk in Seaside Heights, N.J. that apparently started in an ice cream shop and has spread several blocks down, Thursday, Sept. 12, 2013. The boardwalk was damaged in Superstorm Sandy and was being repaired. (AP Photo/The Asbury Park Press, Erik Larsen) ( NJ Boardwalk Fire )
Flames engulf a building on the boardwalk in the resort community of Seaside Park, N.J., Thursday, Sept. 12, 2013. The massive fire burned several blocks of boardwalk and businesses along the popular stretch of boardwalk, which was damaged by Superstorm Sandy and was being reparied. (AP Photo/Fox 29) ( NJ Boardwalk Fire )
This Oct. 31, 2012 file aerial photo shows the damage to an amusement park in Seaside Heights, N.J., after Superstorm Sandy. A massive fire raging for hours Thursday, Sept. 12, 2013, burned several blocks of a boardwalk and businesses in Seaside Heights, N.J. (AP Photo/Mike Groll, File) ( Boardwalk Fire )
Firefighters stand at the scene of a massive fire that destroyed dozens of businesses along an iconic Jersey shore boardwalk on September 13, 2013 in Seaside Heights, New Jersey. The 6-alarm fire began in a frozen custard stand on the recently rebuilt boardwalk around 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 12, and quickly spread in high winds. While there were no injuries reported, many businesses that had only recently re-opened after Hurricane Sandy were destroyed in the blaze. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) ( 180468676 )
Daniel Shauger, manager at the heavily damaged Funtown Arcade, stands at the scene of a massive fire that destroyed dozens of businesses along an iconic Jersey shore boardwalk on September 13, 2013 in Seaside Heights, New Jersey. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) ( 180467027 )
A woman stands at the scene of a massive fire that destroyed dozens of businesses along an iconic Jersey shore boardwalk on September 13, 2013 in Seaside Heights, New Jersey. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) ( 180477291 )
A firefighter sprays water on a hot-spot at the scene of a massive fire that destroyed dozens of businesses along an iconic Jersey shore boardwalk on September 13, 2013 in Seaside Heights, New Jersey. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) ( 180468635 )
Two people walk near the destroyed remains of businesses along an iconic Jersey shore boardwalk on September 13, 2013 in Seaside Heights, New Jersey. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) ( 180477486 )
Two people stand near the scene of a massive fire that destroyed dozens of businesses along an iconic Jersey shore boardwalk on September 13, 2013 in Seaside Heights, New Jersey. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) ( 180477487 )
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie walks away after speaking to the media at the scene of a massive fire that destroyed dozens of businesses along an iconic Jersey shore boardwalk on September 13, 2013 in Seaside Heights, New Jersey. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) ( 180477488 )
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie speaks to the media at the scene of a massive fire that destroyed dozens of businesses along an iconic Jersey shore boardwalk on September 13, 2013 in Seaside Heights, New Jersey. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) ( 180477489 )
People walk on the operating side of the Seaside Park boardwalk near the area where a day earlier a massive fire burned a large portion of the boardwalk, Friday, Sept. 13, 2013, in Seaside Park, N.J. The fire, which apparently started in an ice cream shop and spread several blocks, hit the recently repaired boardwalk, which was damaged last year by Superstorm Sandy. There were no reports of any injuries. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) ( Boardwalk Fire )
Two people walk near the destroyed remains of businesses along an iconic Jersey shore boardwalk on September 13, 2013 in Seaside Heights, New Jersey. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) ( 180477493 )
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (C) speaks to the media at the scene of a massive fire that destroyed dozens of businesses along an iconic Jersey shore boardwalk on September 13, 2013 in Seaside Heights, New Jersey. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) ( 180477494 )
Julie Migliorisi, left, of Seaside Heights, N.J., wipes tears off her face while walking with her husband Richard Migliorisi moments after the couple met with New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who visited the area hit by a massive fire a day earlier, Friday, Sept. 13, 2013, in Seaside Park, N.J. The fire, which apparently started in an ice cream shop and spread several blocks, hit the recently repaired boardwalk, which was damaged last year by Superstorm Sandy. There were no reports of any injuries. The Migliorisis were displaced from their home when Sandy ripped through the region and have been living in Bergen County while their home is repaired. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) ( Boardwalk Fire )
A firefighter unhooks two hoses at the place where emergency workers broke through the recently repaired boardwalk in efforts to stop a fire that broke out a day earlier at the Seaside Park boardwalk, Friday, Sept. 13, 2013, in Seaside Park, N.J. The fire, which apparently started in an ice cream shop and spread several blocks, hit the new boardwalk, which was damaged last year by Superstorm Sandy. There were no reports of any injuries. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) ( Boardwalk Fire )
A firefighter pulls on a hose the morning after a massive fire burned a large portion of the Seaside Park boardwalk, Friday, Sept. 13, 2013, in Seaside Park, N.J. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) ( Boardwalk Fire )
Daniel Shauger, manager of the Funtown Arcade, talks on the phone near the establishment the morning after a massive fire burned a large portion of the Seaside Park boardwalk including the arcade, Friday, Sept. 13, 2013, in Seaside Park, N.J. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) ( Boardwalk Fire )
This aerial photo shows aftermath of a massive fire that burned a large portion of the Seaside Park boardwalk, Friday, Sept. 13, 2013, in Seaside Park, N.J. (AP Photo/The Asbury Park Press, Bob Bielk) ( NJ Boardwalk Fire )
This aerial photo shows aftermath of a massive fire that burned a large portion of the Seaside Park boardwalk, Friday, Sept. 13, 2013, in Seaside Park, N.J. (AP Photo/The Asbury Park Press, Bob Bielk) ( NJ Boardwalk Fire )
A woman looks on as people gather on the Seaside Park boardwalk to look at the destruction left behind after a massive fire that started a day earlier, Friday, Sept. 13, 2013, in Seaside Park, N.J. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) ( Boardwalk Fire )
People gather at a barricade to catch a glimpse of the destruction left behind a day after a massive fire burned a large portion of the Seaside Park boardwalk, Friday, Sept. 13, 2013, in Seaside Park, N.J. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) ( Boardwalk Fire )
A firefighter unhooks two hoses at the place where emergency workers broke through the recently repaired boardwalk in efforts to stop a fire that broke out a day earlier at the Seaside Park boardwalk, Friday, Sept. 13, 2013, in Seaside Park, N.J. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) ( Boardwalk Fire )
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, left, signs a hat reading "New Jersey stronger than the storm" worn by Linda Batcho, of Seaside Park, N.J., as the governor visited the are where a day earlier a massive fire burned a large portion of the Seaside Park boardwalk, Friday, Sept. 13, 2013, in Seaside Park, N.J. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) ( Boardwalk Fire )
This aerial photo shows aftermath of a massive fire that burned a large portion of the Seaside Park boardwalk, Friday, Sept. 13, 2013, in Seaside Park, N.J. (AP Photo/The Asbury Park Press, Bob Bielk) ( APTOPIX NJ Boardwalk Fire )
A crowd of journalists attend a news conference with New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, center left, the morning after a massive fire burned a large portion of the Seaside Park boardwalk, Friday, Sept. 13, 2013, in Seaside Park, N.J. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) ( Boardwalk Fire )
An investigator works with a dog while surveying the a charged area the morning after a massive fire burned a large portion of the Seaside Park boardwalk, Friday, Sept. 13, 2013, in Seaside Park, N.J. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) ( Boardwalk Fire )
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