A glimpse into the past as Oceanside reels from pier fire

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A glimpse into the past as Oceanside reels from pier fire

OCEANSIDE, Calif. (FOX 5/KUSI) -- "It's just very shocking that something would happen to our Oceanside Pier. It just means so much to so many people, " said Kristi Hawthorne, the director of the Oceanside Historical Society. The iconic North County pier caught fire Thursday afternoon, sending many locals down memory lane. Hawthorne herself spoke of times shared with her family walking along the wooden structure that's visited regularly by so ma…