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Another possible shark attack at a different beach on the island four miles away. >> one of our young campers was on a boogie board, a wave knocked him off and he actually got bit. >> reporter: a piece of tooth was removed from the boy's leg. it is now being analyzed. >> how are the two children tonight? >> reporter: the good news, both children are said to be okay, and have non-life threatening injuries. for now, the area beaches remain closed. officials warn, this is shark breed season. >> thank you. when we come back, the massive condominium fire. the picture comes in. there have been inj...

Into cape cod's buzzard's bay. >> what happened is the animals were impacted. i say they weren't killed immediately. it took time for the animals to die. probably two or three days. >> reporter: george hanson remembers the disaster clearly and has studied it impact for decades. >> reporter: what was it like in the weeks following the spill? >> after, most everything in this area was killed. we say 90% mortality. it wasn't 100% because some of the animals will survive. >> reporter: the spill killed scores of fish and lobster. damaging clam beds. they spent weeks raking file from area beaches. s...

Days. >> reporter: george hansen remembers the disaster clearly and has studied its impact for decades. what was it like in those weeks following the spill? >> well, after, and i say most everything in this area was killed, we say 90% mortality, it wasn't a hundred% because some of the animals will survive. >> reporter: the spill in 1969 killed scores of fish and lobsters, damaging oyster and clam beds. the company northeast petroleum sent cleanup crews and spent weeks raking oil from area beaches. signs of the disaster can still be found in the delicate marshes. >> it's there it hasn't gone a...