Skate park destroyed by fire

Vandals have destroyed a Brighouse skate park by setting the framework on fire in the early hours of Sunday morning.

By The Newsroom

Published 6th Jul 2014, 08:04 BST

Firefighters from Brighouse were called to the skate park in Wellholme Park at approximately 2.30am after reports of flames being spotted.

Tony Roston, Brighouse Fire Station crew commander, said: “It was well alight when we got there.

“There’s only the metal frame left - the plastic coating has been burned off.

“We think they have used some sort of accelerant to get it going.

“The skate park will be unusable for a while.”

Any witnesses or anyone with information about the fire is asked to call police via 101.