Goon sets sleeping man on fire inside Penn Station as ghoulish pals look on: cops
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In a shocking incident at Penn Station, a pyromaniac attacked a sleeping homeless man, setting him ablaze while his accomplices looked on, authorities and sources reported on Monday.

According to police, the arsonist ignited the clothing of the 37-year-old victim as he lay in the Amtrak Rotunda of the busy transit hub located on West 31st Street near Seventh Avenue around 8:40 p.m.

Emergency responders swiftly managed to put out the flames, and the victim was transported to Weill Cornell Medical Center with injuries that were not life-threatening, officials confirmed.


Pictured: 220 West 31st Street
The victim was set on fire in front of an entrance to the transit hub on West 31st Street near Seventh Avenue around 8:40 p.m. Monday, cops said. Google Maps

By the time help arrived, the culprits had already vanished, and as of Tuesday, the police had not made any arrests.

Descriptions of the suspects include one individual in a black jacket and blue jeans, another in a brown jacket with gray pants, and a third carrying a backpack, according to police.


Pictured: 220 West 31st Street
The homeless man was hospitalized in stable condition and the suspects remain on the loose. Google Maps

This attack is reminiscent of a similar incident approximately three months prior when an 18-year-old allegedly set a 56-year-old homeless man on fire aboard a No. 3 train as it passed through 34th Street-Penn Station in December, police noted.

The attack left the victim so badly scorched that cops found skin on one of the seats on the train, sources said at the time.

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