FIREFIGHTERS discovered that attempts had been made to set fire to children’s play equipment at a Dorset recreation ground.

A crew from Verwood Fire Station was called to Verwood Memorial Ground on the evening of Sunday, April 17, following a report of a small fire in the open.

Vegetation had been set alight on the boundary with Vicarage Road.

A Verwood Fire Station spokesperson said someone had also tried to set fire to some of the play equipment at the site.

Bournemouth Echo: Firefighters at Meadow Court in Verwood. Picture: Verwood Fire StationFirefighters at Meadow Court in Verwood. Picture: Verwood Fire Station

In the early hours on Monday, April 18, crews from Verwood and Ringwood attended alarms sounding at Meadow Court in Newtown Lane, Verwood.

The cause was a burst pipe in the roof space that had affected all three floors.

Crews isolated the water supply and handed over to the property management company.

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