Fires along Rockaway Park, too, thanks to Hurricane Sandy

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The Wall Street Journal reports about a fire in Rockaway Park, “a two-block commercial strip of more than a dozen buildings continued to burn Wednesday afternoon.” The situation was ghastly for everyone:

“The fire started Monday evening, residents said, but like the devastating fire nearby in Breezy Point that leveled more than 100 homes, the blaze at Rockaway Park went unchecked that night for hours as firefighters were hampered by floodwaters.”

A number of businesses were damaged, including a Papa John’s and a medical clinic (2,000 and 3,000 patients were treated there). A neighboring nursing home also suffered damage from the hurricane, which the administrator predicted to be “in the millions.”

Buildings Burn Along Strip of Rockaway Park [WSJ]