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Children’s play houses burned at Kingston elementary school

Although the play houses have since been removed, this image shows how the fire also caused damage to the pavement underneath. Global News

The Limestone District School Board says someone burned children’s playhouses at a local school in Kingston last week.

According to the board, at least two plastic playhouses in the school yard at Rideau Public School were burned between 9 p.m. on Aug. 9 and 8 a.m. on Aug. 10.

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The fire also damaged a nearby tree and the pavement near the playhouses, but the damage was mostly done to the playhouses.

The board says it has made a report to Kingston police, who are investigating the alleged act of vandalism. It asks anyone with information about the incident to contact investigators.

Police did not respond to a request for information.

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