North Yorkshire Police said the fire was started deliberately (Image: Newsquest)
A FIRE has been started deliberately in a North Yorkshire play park.
North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service said the incident happened in George Long Mews in Easingwold, where they were called at around 4.43pm today (June 22).
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A spokesperson for the service said: “Easingwold fire crew used a bucket of water to extinguish a log which had been placed under a slide in a play park and set alight deliberately.”
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