Four cars were set on fire in Wichita early Wednesday morning in a 51-minute period.

The first arson was reported at 1:08 a.m. near Douglas & St. Francis.

At 1:51 a.m., another car on fire was reported two blocks west of Harry & Washington, then eight mintues later two more cars were ablaze in the neighborhood to the east of Watson Park. One witness reported seeing two men leaving the scene. 

The fires did more than $18,000 in damage.