Police Seeking Person Who Set Man on Fire Near Times Square

Police Seeking Person Who Set Man on Fire Near Times Square
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NEW YORK—Police in New York City are searching for a person they say set a man on fire near Times Square shortly before 4 a.m. Sunday morning near West 41st Street and 7th Avenue.

Officers spotted the 45-year-old victim and extinguished the flames. He was taken to a nearby hospital in stable condition, police said.