Brownsville park fire under investigation
New playground equipment will soon be up at McNair Park in Brownsville.
According to the Brownsville Parks & Recreation Department, the park was set on fire on Thanksgiving Day.
No one was hurt, but the park’s $50,000 jungle gym was destroyed.
The city said this was not the first time the park was vandalized.
“We've had vandalism here before, more recently with one of our fountains here,” Brownsville Parks and Recreation Director Sean De Palma said. “We have a public fountain and there's graffiti and so forth, and we're just asking the community to partner with us."
The park is getting temporary equipment to replace the destroyed jungle gym.
Officials said it'll be there for at least a year before a larger, permanent piece is brought in.
The Brownsville Police Department said they’re investigating the fire.
If you know anything, call Brownsville police at 956-548-7000.