Man set on fire on Manhattan subway, 1 person in police custody: NYPD

NEW YORK (PIX11) -- An assailant is now in police custody after allegedly setting a man on fire while he was riding the subway in Manhattan Saturday afternoon, according to the NYPD.

The incident occurred at the Houston Street No. 1 subway station at 2:47 p.m. Police say the 48-year-old male assailant threw a flammable substance at a 23-year-old victim riding the subway.

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