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Firefighters were called out Thursday afternoon to battle an inferno at the far end of the iconic Oceanside Pier.
The fire was reported shortly after 3 p.m. and the firefight stretched overnight and into Friday.
A massive plume of smoke quickly filled the sky, and two fire-fighting boats arrived on scene shooting water cannons at the structure at the end of the pier, where it broadens to support two structures and is called the hammerhead. A lone lifeguard vehicle posted up at the foot of pier, with a long fire hose, possibly two, running the length of the pier.
The fire on the Oceanside Pier has been burning for several…
