Juvenile accused of Maryland playground fire

POOLESVILLE, Md. (WDVM) — A Poolesville juvenile stays with their dad and mom following a weekend fireplace at Dr. Dillingham Park that destroyed a part of a playground.

Flames engulfed the construction Sunday afternoon.

Montgomery County Hearth and Rescue Service claims the juvenile set a paper bag and sandwich container on fireplace beneath the playground.

“It’s simply type of unhappy somebody would do one thing like this,” stated Breanna Salovich, who got here out to take a look at the harm.

It’s worse than she anticipated.

“It was a giant fireplace. However I didn’t suppose it could be fully melted to the bottom,” Salovich stated.

Others, together with a girl who solely recognized herself as “Ms. Betty,” aren’t stunned a juvenile is accused of the hearth.

“The language they use is just not repeatable. I don’t like what they are saying. And I’ve informed them, ‘do your dad and mom know that you just discuss like this?’ ‘What enterprise is it of yours,’” stated Ms. Betty. “What do I do? I preserve my mouth as a result of I don’t know if they may do one thing to my home.”

Authorities arrested the juvenile and finally launched that particular person to the dad and mom. A spokesperson for the Montgomery County State’s Lawyer’s Workplace stated no info may very well be launched for the reason that case includes a juvenile. These information usually stay sealed.

Montgomery County Hearth and Rescue Service put the harm from the hearth at $75,000. Poolesville’s performing city supervisor informed me the playground is insured.

Poolesville’s interim city supervisor stated the playground is insured. However, it’s too early to say when repairs can be made or how lengthy they may take to finish.