On September 12, 2013, a ten-alarm fire swept from the Funtown Pier northward."Seaside Park fire 100 percent contained; no word on cause", WPVI-TV, October 7, 2013. Accessed January 25, 2015. The fire is believed to have started under the boardwalk, below the Kohr's Custard stand at the southern end of the pier. The wind pushed it northward, and fire crews were able to make a stand at Lincoln Avenue by tearing up the newly replaced boardwalk which had been destroyed less than a year before by Hurricane Sandy.Rose, Lisa; and Augenstein, Seth. "Christie promises to rebuild, as firefighters continue to knock down hot spots at Seaside Boardwalk", The Star-Ledger, September 13, 2013. Accessed August 10, 2014. Jack & Bill's Bar and Kohr's Custard were two businesses that were both destroyed in the 1955 and 2013 fires.
On September 12, 2013, a ten-alarm fire swept from the Funtown Pier northward."Seaside Park fire 100 percent contained; no word on cause", WPVI-TV, October 7, 2013. Accessed January 25, 2015. The fire is believed to have started under the boardwalk, below the Kohr's Custard stand at the southern end of the pier. The wind pushed it northward, and fire crews were able to make a stand at Lincoln Avenue by tearing up the newly replaced boardwalk which had been destroyed less than a year before by Hurricane Sandy.Rose, Lisa; and Augenstein, Seth. "Christie promises to rebuild, as firefighters continue to knock down hot spots at Seaside Boardwalk", The Star-Ledger, September 13, 2013. Accessed August 10, 2014 Jack & Bill's Bar and Kohr's Custard were two businesses that were both destroyed in the 1955 and 2013 fires.