Television footage showed flames and thick black smoke billowing from a long stretch of the boardwalk Thursday in Seaside Park.
Seaside Heights Police Chief Thomas Boyd said tar roofs and stiff winds were fanning the flames. He said a section of boardwalk was being removed to create a fire line to keep the blaze from spreading.
He said the fire created embers the size of a fist.
The fire is believed to have started in a Kohr’s custard shop.
Authorities say several firefighters and residents were being treated for smoke inhalation. No other injuries were reported.
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