Oh no, don't tell Timster....

[Gob]

A famous Jersey Shore boardwalk barely rebuilt after Hurricane Sandy is being ravaged by fire, as flames that began in a historic frozen custard shop quickly engulfed businesses along a stretch of beach in two towns.



Video footage showed flames and black plumes of smoke shooting high above the Boardwalk in Seaside Park, close to the popular Funtown Pier, and burning Carousel Pier. Within hours, strong gusts of wind had swept the fire north along the adjoining Boardwalk of Seaside Heights, where a roller coaster that had sat mangled in the ocean for months became a symbol of the storm's damage.

Firefighters were removing strips of newly built boardwalk and pumping water from nearby Barnegat Bay to try to contain the blaze.


Mayor Robert Matthies of Seaside Park called the fire and strong winds "a combination of the worst elements at one time." The fire began in the afternoon, and by evening, flames had spread west, to a condominium in Seaside Heights, threatening homes and businesses as far as four blocks inland.

Advertisement The police had closed Route 35, the major artery north from Seaside Park through Seaside Heights and the other towns of the narrow barrier island, and had also closed off one of the bridges connecting it to the mainland.

Governor Chris Christie of New Jersey, whose national profile rose with his response to Hurricane Sandy, posted a message on Twitter just before 6pm to say he was on his way to the scene of the fire. In July, the governor played games along the boardwalk in Seaside Heights with Britain's Prince Harry, in an effort to show that the shore had bounced back from the storm last October.

Read more: http://www.theage.com.au/world/new-jers ... z2ejdaw1bg

[Lord Jim]

Don't worry Tim...

I understand they managed to save the tanning salon and the gel shop...