A six-year-old boy set a Mercedes-Benz SUV on fire on Pricklepear Road in Waterloo, KZN, yesterday.

Prem Balram, the spokesperson for Reaction Unit South Africa, says they were contacted by a resident asking for assistance.

“On arrival, reaction officers discovered the vehicle engulfed in flames.

“According to the owner, the vehicle experienced mechanical failure and was parked in the yard. Her six-year-old son was playing in the vehicle when it caught alight. He admitted to using matches to set it alight,” says Balram.

Firefighters arrived shortly after and extinguished the blaze.