Spontaneous Fire closes school playgrounds.

Spontaneous Fire closes school playgrounds.

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ARLINGTON – The sudden heat wave has brought something more menacing than sunburns and higher electric bills. The latest sign of summer just might be spontaneous combustion.


Arlington schools Superintendent Mac Bernd announced Monday that he would replace all the "engineered wood fiber" material on the district's playgrounds after one burst into flames last week. A review of footage from a surveillance camera determined that no one was around to start the fire – either accidentally or intentionally.

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This is very scary to me.Any parent would be horrified to watch the video link.Our closest playground uses sand.

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[edit on 14-8-2007 by AccessDenied]