The playground at Maree G. Farring Elementary/Middle School burned down Saturday in Baltimore’s Brooklyn neighborhood, according to a Facebook post by Baltimore City Fire Department’s Engine 57.

Firefighters responded to calls of an outside fire at 300 Pontiac Ave., according to Engine 57, located in Curtis Bay.

Baltimore City School Police officers arrested a 12-year-old and a 13-year-old for “deliberately setting fire to the playground,” City Schools spokesperson Sherry Christian said in a statement Sunday.

She added that the damage is being assessed but the school will be open for normal operations Monday.

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The fire department did not return requests for comment.

The playground at Farring was rebuilt in recent years and was one of the few remaining in the neighborhood after arson burned through another Brooklyn-area playground near Garrett Park.

Baltimore City firefighters responded to a fire Aug. 23 at Maree G. Farring Elementary/Middle School  in Brooklyn that burned through the playground.
The aftermath of the fire. (Kendra Summers)

“Let’s come together as a community to support the students and staff. One way we can make a difference is by helping them rebuild their playground,” Engine 57 wrote in its Sunday post.

“If you are interested in being part of the effort to organize a rebuild, please reach out — every hand and heart will make a difference."

The playground was rebuilt in 2019 using $130,000 in grant funds from Baltimore Children & Youth Fund and KABOOM!, a nonprofit that helps build playgrounds for children. Students helped design the set’s features.