6-alarm Fire at Seaside Park NJ Boardwalk

[Oldiesmann]

http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2013/09/12/breaking-firefighters-battling-boardwalk-blaze-in-seaside-park-nj/

The fire reportedly started at the Kohr Brothers at 1800 Boardwalk on the FunTown Amusement Pier around 2:15 p.m. It quickly reached five alarms before jumping to six shortly before 4 p.m.

As of 3:20 p.m., explosions had been reported within the building and multiple units were being called in to the scene. A large plume of black smoke was visible in the sky over much of the boardwalk looking north towards the pier.

[IndyGuy4KI]

Another story reported here!

http://www.philly.com/philly/news/new_jersey/Fire_at_Seaside_Heights_NJ_boardwalk_breaks_out_amid_high_winds.html

[Ride On_17]

http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2013/09/seaside_heights_boardwalk_fire_kohrs_ice_cream_stand_ablaze.html

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=675231895829659#!/JerseyShoreHurricaneNews

This is just so sad. First Sandy, now this.

Just posted by the Jersey Shore Hurricane News (2nd link for their page): "Fire continues to spread down the boardwalk since last video. Moments ago. The south wind continues to gust. It appears that multiple structures remain fully engulfed. Firefighters are attempting to save structures to the north. Jack and Bills, a popular bar, is ablaze from this vantage point atop Ocean Terrace condos at the corner of Stockton and Ocean."

[CoastersRZ]

Wow. So sad. Fires can destroy things so quickly.

[Ride On_17]

Now apparently there are reports that there are Condos on fire.

[Ride On_17]

By sure to watch the live stream on the first link I gave in a previous post. The fire has spread a lot, and has consumed much of the boardwalk. Several of the amusement park rides are in the middle of the blaze (the Drop Tower can be easily seen sitting in the middle of the fire and smoke). I can't express enough how sad I am.

[RailRider]

Wow the live footage shows the size of this fire. When you have buildings right on top of each other like that, fire can spread very quickly. Just think if this was during tourist season.

[Ride On_17]

More Live Stream video with a different angle/perspective:

http://abcnews.go.com/Live/

EDIT: The boarwalk is now being dig up/torn apart in order to stop the spread of the fire.

Another EDIT:

New pictures, videos, info: http://cliffviewpilot.com/seaside-heights-boardwalk-burns-photos-video/

[Ride On_17]

Some screenshots I got from ABC's online live stream:

[Oldiesmann]

Latest update from Jersey Shore Hurricane News... Fire is now 10-alarm and the local police chief has declared a state of emergency for the borough. More pics on their FB page.

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[Ride On_17]

New update from Jersey Shore Hurricane News: "At just before 8:50, crews have made considerable progress with battling the blaze. Fire remains in multiple structures, but the flames are not as intense as a short time ago."

[Oldiesmann]

Press conference from the governor...

 

Mobile users: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=675609432458572 (it is on Facebook but does not require an account and should work on most mobile devices).

[Ride On_17]

After the investigation, it was decided that the fire was accidental and could have possibly been caused by Superstorm Sandy.

http://www.newsworks.org/index.php/component/flexicontent/item/59889?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=fbstory&utm_content=test&utm_campaign=social-inbound

[KI-ORIG-EMP]

The report said it was caused by faulty wiring that had been corroded by Sandy underneath one of the buildings. When they reconstructed the boardwalk and buildings from the storm, didn't the electrical inspectors inspect all of the wiring for damage from all of the salt water blown in by Sandy? Salt is highly corrosive and does not take much to corrode the wiring. Also, how much of the damage caused by the fire would be covered by insurance and not by the State? I would guess the shops and city would have full coverage insurance, including fire, on the buildings and boardwalk.