Jersey Shore misery: Superstorm Sandy to boardwalk fire

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)