Playground destroyed again by fire
By Bill Lindelof
Sacramento Bee
May 26, 2008

For the second time in two years, a community playground has been burned to the ground in Sacramento's Jefferson Park.

The playground, also known as Fort Natomas, was a total loss following a suspicious blaze that began in the early morning hours Monday. Arsonists destroyed the same playground at 2001 Pebblewood in the summer of 2006.

After that blaze, neighbors rebuilt the playground in a seven-day construction campaign that relied on hundreds of volunteers, hundreds of Natomas residents and people from outside the neighborhood assisted in the effort. Businesses and individuals donated materials. Restaurants donated food for the volunteers, many of whom worked in the rain. [More]

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