SEASIDE PARK, N.J. — Despite its destruction, Super storm Sandy proved one thing at the Jersey shore: sand dunes save boardwalks from deadly storms. On Thursday, as a raging fire erupted on a newly rebuilt boardwalk in two shore resort towns, some makeshift sand dunes saved part of it — from fire this time. The fire that broke out near a frozen custard stand in Seaside Park rapidly spread north into neighboring Seaside Heights, the former home of MTV’s “Jersey Shore” reality show. With a stiff wind whipping the flames and driving them from block to block, the rest of the iconic boardwalk was in danger of going up in flames.
Posted on: Fri, 13 Sep 2013 08:31:28 +0000