Hmm I am not sure about a fire there this week, I will call my Aunt, she lives within walking distance from the park I would had assumed she would have called me on that. This park, unfortunately, has been riddled with fires of the last few years. There have been two fires, but the one to the Ballroom was by far the worse, and in some of the pictures I shared you can see some boarded up buildings that was post fire from 2 years ago. This park has had a TON of financial problems, and has had an A.C.E. coaster sitting for 4 years because they cannot get the fund to get the coaster to run. I think this may turn into an Idora Park Eventually. This park sure had its glory days, but has really struggled alot in the last 10 years. I am a history buff when it Comes to parks, and since this is from the area I was born, this one hold something special for me. But here is a good link of what the park was and it, in a video format. Kinda a Shaky video, but you can tell from pictures only taken a couple years ago the roller coaster ride this park has truly had.
And a POV of Blue Streak