By LESLIE EIKLEBERRY
Salina Post
Fireworks are being blamed for the destruction of toilets at two Salina parks earlier this week.
Salina Police Captain Paul Forrester said that sometime on Tuesday or Wednesday, someone set off a large firework in a restroom at Indian Rock Park, 1500 Gypsum Avenue. The explosion completely destroyed a toilet and blew a six-inch by six-inch hole in the wallboard wall.
Damage was estimate at $700.
Also during that timeframe, someone set off a large firework in a restroom at Jerry Ivey Memorial Park, 2465 Edward Street. In that incident, a toilet was destroyed, Forrester said.
Damage was estimated at $800.