A Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) and an auto rickshaw were damaged in a fire in two separate incidents in Uttan (Bhayander) and Kashimira (Mira Road) within a span of 30 minutes. The incident took place in the wee hours of Friday.

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Luckily, no one was injured in the accidents as both the owners had parked the vehicle at night. While the Fortuner, owned by L Qureshi, went up in flames near the Uttan Naka around 2am, the auto rickshaw, owned by Yashwant Mhatre, was reduced to a heap of mangled remains due to the fire in the Penkar Pada area of Kashimira around 2.30am.According to Mhatre, his vehicle was set on fire by a local villager in a bid to take revenge over a petty quarrel. The police are investigating both the cases.