Man Catches on Fire at Penn Station 5 Days After Woman Was Fatally Set Ablaze on N.Y.C. Subway

Mar. 15, 2025

NYPD officers and other officials at Penn Station after a man was found on fire on Dec. 27, 2024.Photo:KYLE MAZZA/Shutterstock

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The Friday after a holiday is always a busy time at Penn Station, but this week, things were more chaotic than usual after a man was found on fire.

MTA police responded to the scene and located the 67-year-old man, whose identity has not yet been publicized.

Police also did not share where in Penn Station the man was, thoughCBS Newsreported that he was located in a “passageway.”

Penn Station after a man was set on fire on Dec. 27.KYLE MAZZA/Shutterstock

When he was being transported, his burns were serious but not life-threatening, a spokesperson for the New York Fire Department told theThe New York Times. He is currently listed in critical condition, per the NYPD.

It is not clear what caused the fire and whether there was any criminality behind it. No arrests have been made in relation to the incident, and the investigation is ongoing, the NYPD spokesperson said.

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The Penn Station fire follows another disturbing incident involving a person on fire while using N.Y.C. transportation earlier this month.

On Sunday, Dec. 22, a man allegedlyset an unidentified woman on fire as she slepton a stationary F train at the Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue subway terminal in Brooklyn, fanning the flames with a shirt and then sitting down and watching as she burned to death, according to police.

source: people.com