A FIRE which broke out at a children’s play area in Woodley on Monday night is believed to be the work of arsonists.
A pump from Wokingham Road Fire Station was assigned to the incident in Kingfisher Drive after the alarm was raised at around 9pm.
Upon arrival the crew found three or four areas of the facility’s rubber-based floor alight, with those responsible thought to have used a fluid solution to help ignite the fires.
R/W attend a play area on fire in woodley. think about your actions before you go through with them #arsonsuspected pic.twitter.com/mtrJRz6X82
— Wokingham Road (@WokinghamRoadFS) July 11, 2016
Using a hose reel the station spent between 15 and 20 minutes dousing the flames which, as a result, have left several scorch marks.
There is not believed to have been any damage to available apparatus.
No one was hurt in the incident, which has been recorded as suspected arson by fire chiefs.
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