"Police were searching Tuesday for two suspects believed to have been involved in an attack near Manhattan's Penn Station when a 37-year-old man was set on fire as he slept. New York City Police said three men approached the sleeping man around 8:40 p.m. on Monday and lit his clothing on fire before fleeing into the Amtrak train station."
"The attack is the latest in a string of incidents of people being lit ablaze on public transit across the country. In December, a New York City high school senior was arrested on a federal arson charge after authorities said he set a fire that severely burned a sleeping subway passenger."
"A sleeping woman on a stopped New York subway car died in 2024 after a man lit her on fire and then fanned the flames with a shirt."
A 37-year-old man was attacked and set on fire while sleeping near Manhattan's Penn Station around 8:40 p.m. on Monday. Three men approached the victim, lit his clothing ablaze, and fled into the Amtrak station. Emergency responders extinguished the flames and transported the man to the hospital in stable condition. Police are searching for two suspects, while a third has been arrested. Amtrak police are collaborating with NYPD on the investigation. This incident is part of a troubling pattern of arson attacks on public transit across the country, including a fatal 2024 subway fire and a December arrest of a high school student on federal arson charges.
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