![Another Rockford Playground is Destroyed By Fire](http://townsquare.media/site/721/files/2019/07/RS12845_IMG_3677-scr.jpg?w=630&h=420&zc=1&s=0&a=t&q=89&w=980&q=75)
Another Rockford Playground is Destroyed By Fire
Firefighters battled a blaze that had fully engulfed a playground near McIntosh Elementary School at 525 N Pierpont Ave. in Rockford.
Fire crews were able to extinguish the fire in about ten minutes around 7 p.m. Monday (7/8) night, according to mystateline.com.
There were no injuries reported and fire department officials have not released a cause for the playground fire that caused an estimated $157,000. This is the second playground fire in just three weeks.
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