A 65-year-old man suffered burns to his legs after his pants were set on fire while he was sleeping on a subway pulling into Times Square early Monday, police sources said.
The injured man was found on the platform at the 42nd Street station just after 3 a.m. after police responded to a 911 call about an assault, according to cops.
The victim, who appeared to be homeless, said he had been sleeping in the carriage of a northbound 1 train when an unknown perp set him ablaze, sources said.
A man who was set on fire is taken to an ambulance from the train station at 42nd St. in Times Square in Manhattan, Monday, Dec. 1, 2025. Robert Mecea
The victim seen on the subway platform. Robert Mecea
No arrests have been made in the attack. Robert Mecea
He jumped off at the 42nd Street stop where an MTA worker flagged down officers posted at the station, the sources added.
Police are currently probing whether someone attacked the man or if he happened to set himself alight.
Footage from the scene showed the half-naked victim being treated on the subway platform before he was strapped to a gurney and carried out of the station.
He was taken to Weill Cornell Medical Center in a stable condition, police said.
No arrests have been made.