NJ boardwalk fire cleanup likely done next month

The teardown and cleanup from the massive Jersey shore boardwalk fire is progressing nicely, and the work should be done by the end of November. Heavy equipment is hard at work tearing down and scooping up the charred remnants of a Sept. 12 fire that burned more than four blocks of boardwalk in Seaside Heights and Seaside Park. Michael Loundy, director of community improvements for Seaside Heights, estimated that about 15 percent of the work is complete. "We’re moving along aggressively, but there’s still a lot to clean up," he said. "The more visible stuff, like taking down buildings, looks like it’s moving along well.