Waterlooville playground damaged after teenagers 'deliberately' set fire to equipment

A PLAYGROUND has been left damaged after youths ‘deliberately’ set a fire this evening..
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A crew from Waterlooville Fire Station were called to Newlands Walk play area on the Berewood Estate in Waterlooville, at 5.58pm this evening to reports of a fire being started by a group of teenagers.

Firefighters have now passed the incident to the police.

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A tweet from Waterlooville Fire Station read: ‘We have just returned from a fire in the open small [sic]. On arrival we found a well developed fire in a local playground, deliberately set by youths.

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‘One jet used to extinguish the fire and one playground sadly no longer available to be used by the public. #arson.’

A spokeswoman from Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service said: ‘The crew was called to Darnel Road at 5.58pm..

Damage at Newlands Walk play area in Waterlooville. Picture: Finley Bradley Damage at Newlands Walk play area in Waterlooville. Picture: Finley Bradley
Damage at Newlands Walk play area in Waterlooville. Picture: Finley Bradley

‘The stop message came at 6.16pm.

‘It has now been passed to the police.’

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Damage at Newlands Walk play area in Waterlooville. Picture: Waterlooville Fire StationDamage at Newlands Walk play area in Waterlooville. Picture: Waterlooville Fire Station
Damage at Newlands Walk play area in Waterlooville. Picture: Waterlooville Fire Station

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