OCEAN CITY

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fire that broke out Saturday night

destroyed a boardwalk surf shop, officials said, just a week before the unofficial start of the summer season at the Jersey Shore.

The fire started around 8 p.m. at the 7th Street Surf Shop that is located in the 600 block on the boardwalk, according to the Ocean City Fire Department. The "main bulk of the fire" was contained to the surf shop, a news release from the department said, and the blaze was under control in about an hour.

"Unfortunately the surf shop suffered a total loss," the release said.

The fire department said neighboring stores suffered minor damage from the fire. No injuries were reported.

The cause of the fire is still under investigation.

The shop first opened on the boardwalk in 1986. The business now has three other locations in Ocean City.

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