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| GUTTED: The charred remains of the treehouse. Photo credit/ Meriden Park Adventure Playground |
A POPULAR adventure playground in Chelmsley Wood has been targeted by arsonists.
The treehouse at Meriden
Park
Yesterday, photos of the blackened timber were posted on
Facebook, to the dismay of many local parents.
Stephanie Downing wrote: “This is horrible, why would
someone do this?
“My two love coming to the adventure playground and I just
cannot believe that there are still people out there that [think] wanton
destruction is acceptable.”
Sharon Elliker added: “What is wrong with people that they
would begrudge kids having fun. I hope they are proud of themselves.”
A spokesman for the adventure playground said they wanted to
install a better fence to protect the equipment and also urged people to spread
the word that children and teenagers should not be inside the facility outside
of opening hours.
Police are investigating the fire. If you have any
information call officers on 101.
- In an unrelated incident, some residents in North Solihull have reported seeing smoke rising from a massive fire at a woodchip plant some six miles away. The blaze broke out at A&A Recycling Limited, in Cornets End Lane, on Friday. At its height, around 80 firefighters were battling to bring the flames under control. It’s thought that it could take crews another two days to completely extinguish the fire.
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