BREAKING NEWS: 6 Alarm Fire on New Jersey Boardwalk

UPDATE 6:20pm: 80% of New Jersey Broadwalk has been destroyed by raging fire that is still out of control. 2-3 dozens businesses have been destroyed  PRAY for all those fighting this raging fire and the community that was hit hard by Hurricane Sandy almost a year ago. 

Seaside Park, New Jersey - A raging 6 alarm fire that apparently started in an ice cream shop has spread
several blocks down a New Jersey shore boardwalk that was damaged in Superstorm Sandy and was being repaired.

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.