The Ocean County Prosecutor's Office says an electrical problem partially created by Superstorm Sandy is to blame for Thursday's fire on the boardwalk in Seaside Park and Seaside Park.
Funding to cover the cost of debris removal for Seaside Park and Seaside Heights in the aftermath of the last week’s boardwalk fire will be provided by the Christie Administration.
After being “Stronger Than The Storm," residents of Seaside Heights are finding themselves with another challenge after Thursday’s fire ripped through four blocks of boardwalk.
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie pledged $15 million in state aid Saturday for businesses damaged by a massive boardwalk fire in a shore community just getting back on its feet after Superstorm Sandy.
The fire on the boardwalk in Seaside Park and Seaside Heights is nearly under control as most mutual aid has left and an investigation begins into the cause of the fire.
A quick-moving blaze that damaged four blocks of the Seaside boardwalk is 95 percent contained, according to Governor Chris Christie. Fire crews could be on scene for days to address "hot pockets."
Firefighters continue to fight a 10-alarm blaze that started at the Kohr's Custard stand in Seaside Park on Wednesday afternoon and engulfed the boardwalk in Seaside Park at Funtown Pier moved quickly north into Seaside Heights.