Crime & Safety

Poolesville Playground Fire: Child Charged With Arson, Authorities Say

A child was charged with arson and released to their parents after a playground fire that caused $75K in damage.

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The fire is estimated to have caused about $75k in damage to the Poolesville playground, a Montgomery County Fire and Rescue spokesperson said.
The fire is estimated to have caused about $75k in damage to the Poolesville playground, a Montgomery County Fire and Rescue spokesperson said. (Photo Courtesy of Pete Piringer)

POOLESVILLE, MD — A child was charged with arson in connection to a fire at a Poolesville playground that is estimated to have caused about $75k in damage, a Montgomery County Fire and Rescue spokesperson said.

The child was released to their parents and no one was injured in the fire, said spokesperson Pete Piringer.

Piringer said there was a paper bag and sandwich container set on fire below the playground equipment, which caught the rubber mulch on fire.

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