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 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)
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)
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)
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)