Man set on fire in Times Square, leaving him horrifically burned: video

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A man was set on fire in Times Square in a horrifying attack early Sunday that left him with burns all over his face and arms, and cops are still hunting for the attacker.

Video from the scene showed the moments immediately after the attack on the 45-year-old man.

The victim is clearly in pain and covered in burns as authorities placed him inside an ambulance after putting out the blaze.  

A man was set on fire in Times Square Sunday, horrifying video shows.Dakota Santiago / FreedomNewsTV
Burned man in Times Square
The severely burned man was escorted to an ambulance at the scene.Dakota Santiago / FreedomNewsTV

Dozens of first responders can be seen in the clip surrounding the scene as the victim stands on the sidewalk, shirtless and huddled in a blue blanket. 


The NYPD responded to reports of a man on fire at W. 41st and Seventh Ave. just before 4 a.m. Sunday, according to cops.

Fire Marshals at the scene told The Post that someone threw accelerant on the victim at the corner of 41st and Broadway and lit him on fire. 

The attacker used a small Patron tequila bottle to douse the victim in some kind of accelerant, according to crime scene investigators.

Burned man in Times Square
An investigation into the attack is ongoing.Dakota Santiago / FreedomNewsTV

The victim then ran 100 feet west while on fire before someone jumped out of a car and doused him with a powder fire extinguisher, the marshals added. 

Authorities said they believe he was set on fire, but did not immediately have a name for the perpetrator.

The NYPD could not say whether the attack was targeted or random.

Fire extinguisher, police tape at the scene
The victim was taken to the hospital in stable condition.Dakota Santiago / FreedomNewsTV

EMS took the man to New York Presbyterian Cornell where he is in stable condition, police said.

The perp ran north on Broadway following the attack, fire marshals said. 

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Authorities were trying to get security camera footage from nearby businesses to try and identify the suspect. 

No arrests have been made. Police investigation is ongoing.

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