Jersey Shore misery: Superstorm Sandy to boardwalk fire
A sign for Seaside Park stands undamaged as firefighters continue working to extinguish embers after a fire destroyed dozens of businesses and attractions along the Jersey Shore boardwalk. (Justin Lane / EPA)
A sudden fire that engulfed the Seaside Park and boardwalk in New Jersey has been contained, but not before destroying much of the progress made after the same area was destroyed by Superstorm Sandy just last year.
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A worker looks through debris from the FunTown Pier that was damaged by Superstorm Sandy in Seaside Heights, N.J. (Mark Wilson / Getty Images)
Damage from a fire that destroyed dozens of businesses and attractions along the boardwalk in Seaside Park in Seaside Heights, N.J. (Justin Lane / EPA)
A miniaature golf course on the boardwalk at Point Pleasant Beach lies crumpled after Superstorm Sandy. (Wayne Parry / Associated Press)
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Firefighters battle the blaze on the boardwalk in Seaside Park. (Bob Bielk / Associated Press)
Marine One, carrying President Obama and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, flies over Atlantic Coast areas damaged by Superstorm Sandy. (Doug Mills / Associated Press)
Waves break in front of a destroyed amusement park wrecked by Superstorm Sandy in Seaside Heights, N.J. (Mario Tama / Getty Images)
President Obama and Gov. Chris Christie walk along the boardwalk in Point Pleasant, N.J., as they view rebuilding efforts following Superstorm Sandy. (Saul Loeb / AFP/Getty Images)
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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. (Spencer Platt / Getty Images)
Remains of an amusement park ride stand above the destroyed businesses along a boardwalk in Seaside Park. (Spencer Platt / Getty Images)
An aerial photo shows damage to an amusement park in Seaside Heights, N.J., after Superstorm Sandy. (Mike Groll / Associated Press)
Crowds gather to watch firefighters laboring to extinguish the fire that destroyed dozens of businesses and attractions on the Seaside Park boardwalk. (Justin Lane / EPA)
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A jogger watches as a man cleans out the remains of a home Aug. 14 on the Lavallette, N.J., beachfront that was gutted by Superstorm Sandy. (Wayne Parry / Associated Press)
Smoke rises from the FunTown Pier on Friday at Seaside Park, N.J., the morning after a fire burned a large portion of the boardwalk. (Julio Cortez / Associated Press)
Commuters drive on a bridge connecting the barrier island of Seaside Heights, N.J., with the mainland as a cloud of smoke rises from a massive fire Thursday along the Seaside Park boardwalk. (Julio Cortez / Associated Press)