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((Infobox news event
| title                    = 2013 Seaside Park, New Jersey fire
| date                     = September 12, 2013
| time                     = around 2:05 p.m. EDT
| place                    = [[Seaside Heights, New Jersey|Seaside Heights]] and [[Seaside Park, New Jersey|Seaside Park]], [[New Jersey]], U.S.
| coordinates              = 
| also known as            = 
| cause                    = Accidental<br>Electrical
| reported injuries        = 3 (indirectly)<ref name="Fall">((cite news|title=3 cops working Seaside boardwalk fire hurt in fall from truck|url=http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local/new_jersey&id=9247047|newspaper=[[ABC News]]|date=September 13, 2013|accessdate=September 14, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180519062951/http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news%2Flocal%2Fnew_jersey&id=9247047|archive-date=May 19, 2018|url-status=dead))</ref>  
| reported death(s)        = ))

A large fire occurred on September 12, 2013 on the boardwalks and at the Funtown Pier of [[Seaside Heights, New Jersey|Seaside Heights]] and [[Seaside Park, New Jersey]], on the [[Jersey Shore]] destroying more than 50 businesses.<ref name="USA Today">((cite news|title=Fire consumes N.J. boardwalk rebuilt after Sandy|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/09/12/seaside-nj-boardwalk-fire/2806627/|newspaper=USA Today|date=September 12, 2013))</ref>

==Fire==
The fire was first reported at 2:05&nbsp;p.m. EDT,<ref name="Questions">((cite web |url=https://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2013/09/seaside_boardwalk_fire_top_questions_and_answers.html |title=Seaside boardwalk fire: Top 10 questions and answers |author=Spoto, MaryAnn |work=NJ.com |date=September 13, 2013 |accessdate=January 15, 2019))</ref> underneath Kohr's Frozen Custard and Biscayne Candies on the boardwalk.<ref>((cite web |url=http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local/new_jersey&id=9245830 |title=Massive fire on Seaside Park, New Jersey boardwalk |publisher=7online.com |date=September 12, 2013 |accessdate=September 13, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130914053933/http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news%2Flocal%2Fnew_jersey&id=9245830 |archive-date=September 14, 2013 |url-status=dead ))</ref> The fire, driven by 30-40 mile per hour winds and tar roofing material, quickly spread to other businesses, including those recently rebuilt in the year since [[Hurricane Sandy]]. The fire destroyed more than 50 businesses on Seaside Park's end of the boardwalk, including the Funtown Pier amusement park, which resided on the border of Seaside Park and Seaside Heights.<ref>((cite news|title=Boardwalk, many businesses destroyed by fire in Seaside Park and Seaside Heights|url=http://www.northjersey.com/news/Large_fire_Seaside_Heights_boardwalk_Kohrs_Ice_Cream_stand.html|newspaper=The Record|date=September 12, 2013))</ref> Embers blew for at least 8 blocks, igniting fires at the [[Casino Pier]] as well the Royal Sands Condominium complex at Sumner Avenue and Ocean Terrace, both of which were quickly extinguished.<ref name="WHYY">((cite web |url=https://whyy.org/articles/seaside-parkheights-boardwalk-fire-under-control/ |title=Seaside Park/Heights boardwalk fire under control |author=Parry, Wayne |work=WHYY |date=September 13, 2013 |accessdate=January 15, 2019))</ref>

At 6:39&nbsp;p.m. EDT, [[New Jersey Governor]] [[Chris Christie]] arrived at the scene.<ref name="WHYY"/> The [[six-alarm fire]] was fought by over 400 firefighters from multiple counties, as well as crews from the [[New Jersey Forest Fire Service]] and the [[Port Authority of New York and New Jersey]].<ref name="WHYY"/> Crews from [[Union County, New Jersey|Union County]] arrived with one of the state's three high-powered [[water cannon]] systems, originally purchased using [[U.S. Department of Homeland Security|Homeland Security]] funds to use in the event of a [[terrorist attack]] on oil tank fields.<ref>((cite web |url=https://www.nj.com/union/index.ssf/2013/09/union_county_neptunesystem_one_of_three_in_new_jersey_fought_seaside_boardwalk_fire.html |title=Union County 'Neptune System' deployed to fight Seaside boardwalk fire |author=Haydon, Tom |work=NJ.com |date=September 13, 2013 |accessdate=January 15, 2019))</ref> Firefighting efforts were hindered due to a lack of water from pipes damaged during Hurricane Sandy.<ref name="WHYY"/> Firefighters drew water from the [[Barnegat Bay]] across the island to fight the fire, as the ocean was deemed too rough to pump water.<ref name="Questions"/> Emergency crews destroyed 25 feet of the boardwalk at Lincoln Avenue to create a [[fire line]] to help stop the fire from spreading north.<ref name="WHYY"/> Though wind created a challenge for firefighters and there were explosions in the buildings, it was brought under control by 7:45&nbsp;p.m. EDT.<ref>((cite news|title=Seaside Park/Heights boardwalk fire under control|url=http://www.newsworks.org/index.php/local/item/59697-major-fire-reported-on-seaside-parks-boardwalk?linktype=all_feedtop|newspaper=NewsWorks|date=September 12, 2013|access-date=September 13, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103133054/http://www.newsworks.org/index.php/local/item/59697-major-fire-reported-on-seaside-parks-boardwalk?linktype=all_feedtop|archive-date=November 3, 2013|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all))</ref>

All roads leading into Seaside Heights and Seaside Park, including [[ New Jersey Route 35|Route 35]] and the [[Thomas A. Mathis and J. Stanley Tunney Bridges|Mathis and Tunney Bridges]] were closed into the following morning.<ref name="WHYY"/> Residents in towns as far north as [[Long Branch, New Jersey|Long Branch]] could smell the smoke from the fire.

== Injuries ==
No injuries were reported from the fire, however, three police officers were injured after falling off the back of a truck operated by Seaside Park Emergency Management.<ref name="Fall" />

==Investigation and cause==
On September 17, 2013, authorities said the fire was accidental and linked it to electrical wiring under the boardwalk and subfloor, and equipment they say was compromised by [[Hurricane Sandy]]'s floodwaters. 
Investigators said the fire originated under a building that housed a candy store and an ice cream stand.<ref>((cite web|title=NJ boardwalk fire linked to Sandy-damaged wiring|url=https://news.yahoo.com/nj-boardwalk-fire-linked-sandy-damaged-wiring-181935045.html|publisher=Yahoo News|accessdate=September 17, 2013))</ref>

==Aftermath==
Seaside Park and Seaside Heights officials agreed in October 2013 to hire Eagle Paving Corp. to demolish and clean up the areas affected by the fire. The towns agreed to pay $4.7 million for the recovery work, which began in October 2013 and took around 60 days to complete.<ref>((cite web|title=Firm to get $4.7M to clean up Seaside Park boardwalk fire|url=http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local/new_jersey&id=9276117|publisher=WABC TV|accessdate=October 5, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131007031811/http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news%2Flocal%2Fnew_jersey&id=9276117|archive-date=October 7, 2013|url-status=dead))</ref>

The boardwalk was re-opened for the summer 2014 season.<ref>[http://www.nj.com/ocean/index.ssf/2014/03/property_owners_plan_to_rebuild_fire-damaged_seaside_boardwalk_for_summer.html Property owners plan to rebuild fire-damaged Seaside boardwalk for summer]. ''NJ.com''. Retrieved July 7, 2014</ref> In July 2016, plans were scrapped for the rebuilding of Funtown Pier due to concerns from citizens over and the planning board refusing to allow structures over 100' tall to be built.<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.app.com/story/news/local/ocean-county/sandy-recovery/2016/07/27/owner-funtown-pier-not-rebuilt/87606678/|title=Funtown Pier won't be rebuilt, owner says|author=Jean Mikle|accessdate= July 28, 2016))</ref>

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