Two sugar cane fires on Maui that burned fields miles apart Wednesday are of suspicious origins, Maui County Fire Department spokes­man Edward Tao­moto said.

A fire below Puka­lani in Upcountry Maui burned 250 acres of sugar cane, while the other, near the junction of Pulehu and Omaopio roads, charred six acres, he said.

No injuries were reported, and the fires did not threaten any structures.

Firefighters responded to the Puka­lani area fire and the other blaze at about 6:15 p.m. and shorty before midnight, respectively.

Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Co. employees cut firebreaks to halt the blaze below Puka­lani.