Danielle Dirmeitis, 12, was surveying the damage Tuesday and can't believe how senseless the incident was.
"Terrible," she said. "It's all new. It's horrible what they did."
The 5th District Park abuts Dirmeitis' home. She was in her kitchen around 10 p.m. Monday when she was startled by flames shooting out from the jungle gym.
Her parents called 911.
The blaze melted away the slide, burned the mulch and basically turned a youngsters' playground into a charred carcass.
"We're very saddened by this, sickened by it, especially since we just got it up this spring," Woodbridge Mayor John McCormac said.
Woodbridge Township spent $65,000 last year installing the brand new playground. Now, they're asking for the public's help in finding the vandals.
All this left 10-year-old Jason Duczeminsky feeling sorry for the little ones who lost their playspace and, furious at the arsonist who took it all away.
"They should go to jail," he said. "It's a whole big community thing."
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