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Fire damages 12 homes on NJ shore hit by storm

By Wayne Parry
Published December 5, 2012 10:41pm ET
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Fire damages 12 homes on NJ shore hit by storm
Work crews use heavy machinery to remove debris from homes damaged by Superstorm Sandy, across the street from the scene of a fire that damaged 12 homes on Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012. The front-end loader was picking up debris from a house across the street from the blaze that was damaged by flooding from the storm but not by the fire in this traumatized Jersey shore town. The flood cleanup continued even as investigators tried to determine what sparked the blaze. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry) | Wayne Parry

MANASQUAN, N.J. (AP) — Since Superstorm Sandy smashed the Jersey shore, owners of flood-damaged homes up and down the coast feared something else might happen to their properties, sitting vacant and largely unwatched.

Those fears came true for a dozen homeowners Wednesday morning in this popular Jersey shore beach town, which is still reeling from damage Sandy inflicted in October.

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