Firefighters had to cut away part of the bandstand in Western Park, Leicester, in the early hours of this morning following an arson attack.
A spokeswoman for the service said that the fire had been started deliberately at about 12.30am today.
A quantity of timber had been set alight and left inside the bandstand.
A crew from the city's Western fire station had to use saws and axes to cut away part of the floor of the structure in the Hinckley Road park to make sure the fire had not penetrated the wooden boards.
She said 20 per cent of the bandstand had been damaged by fire.
Crews left the scene at about 1.40am.
It is not the first time the structure has been the target of arsonists.
In December 2011, vandals set fire to the roof. The blaze was brought under control before any serious damage could occur.
