Two suspects sought for setting man on fire near Penn Station

Mohan Sinha
07 Mar 2026, 02:00 GMT+10

Two men who set fire to a 37-year-old man as he slept near Manhattan’s Penn Station are now being hunted by the police
New York City Police said three men approached the sleeping man around 8:40 p.m. on March 2 and set fire to his clothing before running into the Amtrak train station
NEW YORK CITY, New York: Two men who set fire to a 37-year-old man as he slept near Manhattan’s Penn Station are now being hunted by the police. New York City Police said three men approached the sleeping man around 8:40 p.m. on March 2 and set fire to his clothing before running into the Amtrak train station. Police said emergency crews put out the fire and took the man to a hospital, where he was listed in stable condition

NEW YORK CITY, New York: Two men who set fire to a 37-year-old man as he slept near Manhattan's Penn Station are now being hunted by the police.

New York City Police said three men approached the sleeping man around 8:40 p.m. on March 2 and set fire to his clothing before running into the Amtrak train station.

Police said emergency crews put out the fire and took the man to a hospital, where he was listed in stable condition.

Amtrak said its police are working with the NYPD to investigate, but did not share more details. Several media reports said a third suspect has been arrested.

The incident is the latest in a series of cases across the country in which people have been set on fire on public transportation. In December, a New York City high school senior was charged with federal arson after authorities said he started a fire that badly burned a sleeping subway passenger.

In 2024, a sleeping woman died on a stopped New York subway train after a man set her on fire and used a shirt to fan the flames.

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