Massive New Jersey Boardwalk Fire Caused By Electrical Problem In Custard Stand

New Jersey investigators will rule the fire that decimated a Seaside Heights boardwalk last week "accidental" after determining the blaze was caused by an electrical problem, The Newark Star-Ledger reports.

The fire wiped out 80% of a boardwalk that was just rebuilt this year after being destroyed by Hurricane Sandy.

More than 50 businesses were reduced to rubble.

Kohr's Frozen Custard went up in flames because of some unspecified electrical problem, officials told The Star-Ledger, but high winds drove the fire out of control and caused it to spread to other buildings.

This image shows the fire damage compared to what the boardwalk looked like after Hurricane Sandy:

PHOTOS: Compare the Jersey Shore boardwalk right after Sandy with this morning, after the fire. pic.twitter.com/x9bu7mdPNZ

- NBC New York (@NBCNewYork) September 13, 2013