It was once a pile of melted plastic and ashes, but now, a Clovis playground is brand new again after a fire destroyed it less than a year ago.

And a whole neighborhood pitched in to make it happen.

Kids cheered at the ribbon cutting at Cambridge Colony Park near Dewitt and El Paso in Clovis.

They're happy to have their neighborhood playground back.

"We've been waiting for this day a long time," said Lily Fay, who plays at the park.

About five months ago, a firebug torched the playground, melting the slides and destroying the equipment.

A couple months before that, nearby Century Park suffered the same fate.