The Oceanside Pier is the longest of its kind on the West Coast and has already been rebuilt five times since it was constructed in 1888.
Firefighters have contained a fire that engulfed the end of the Oceanside Pier, a local landmark that has been destroyed by fire and storms and rebuilt several times in its 136-year history. On Friday, the wood pylons of the 1,954-foot wooden structure were still smoldering from the blaze that ignited Thursday, officials said. No injuries were reported. Oceanside and Strand beaches are still closed to the public as an environmental group cleans up the debris that has washed ashore.
But two years later the wharf was destroyed in a large storm and was rebuilt four years later as a sightseeing pier with iron pilings. The pier has been torn down or damaged in storms multiple times. Today's sixth iteration of the pier was built in 1987 at a cost of $5 million. The worn nubs of the first wharf can still be seen at times in low tide, and other parts of the structure have managed to survive the test of time.
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