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Roared up the east coast and came up ashore. here where we are in seaside heights, there was this massive rush to rebuild the boardwalk. where we're standing they got it done by may so they could try to be open for that summer season and get tourists back in here. this is a huge destination here when this population swells and they come to seaside heights and seaside park. then last month in september a massive six-alarm fire that started in a shop to spread along the boardwalk, took out almost 60 businesses. i'm standing where the fire line ripped up part of the boardwalk. huge blow to this a...

One of the hardest hit towns in new jersey, seaside heights. when you look around, what do you see? >> reporter: good morning to you. here at seaside heights, a couple things. first we can look out behind me at the boardwalk that was rebuilt. there was a huge rush to rebuild this boardwalk in month right after super storm sandy came ashore. the goal was to get it done by may. they actually accomplished that. this was a huge and massive restructuring. then i can look in front of us and i see businesses that were burned out by a fire last month. so after they got rebuilt, this fire came along an...

And putting their live on the line to save life and property. and other communities, not just their own. >> to save more property, authorities ripped out part of the newly rebuilt boardwalk to create a fire line. it would prove to be a pivotal decision. the line stopped the fire's ferocious advance. finally, after nine hours, firefighters got the blaze under control. smoke subsided, no lives were lost, although some police and firefighters are being treated for injuries. authorities still don't know what caused the fire. until they do it's being treated as a crime scene. >> we're going to pres...

Supply whatever fire service resources are needed. when i arrived on the scene, i met with the local incident commander. the state fire marshal and other support personnel assured them whatever resources would be necessary, if. we would provide them and i would make sure it was done. bottom line, everybody is working together. the current fire line goes from stockton to lincoln, along the boardwalk. fire personnel have dug up the boardwalk at lincoln avenue and dug a 20-fat trench. that's where firefighters are making their stand now to stop the spread any further north on the boardwalk. right...

This one racing towards scores of homes. we are live near the fire line where the temperatures are hot yet again today. love, warmth. here, try this. mm, ok! ching! i like the fact that there's lots of different tastes going on. mmmm! breakfast i'm very impressed. this is a great cereal! honey bunches of oats. i hear you crunching.