NEW YORK (NEWSnet/AP) — A man set a cup of liquid on fire and tossed it at a fellow subway rider in New York City, setting the person’s shirt ablaze and injuring him.
The incident occurred Saturday afternoon on a No. 1 train in lower Manhattan, police said. The suspect is in custody.
The victim, 23, is recovering at a hospital. He told New York Post he shielded his fiancee and cousin from the burning liquid and his shirt caught fire. He said he slapped himself to extinguish the flame. Doctors told him he has burns on about one-third of his body, he said.
The suspect, a 49-year-old man, was arrested after police tracked a phone he allegedly stole from another subway rider, authorities said. Police have not specified charges against him.
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