Police search for suspects in arson attack on sleeping man near Penn Station

Police are searching for two suspects involved in an attack near Manhattan’s Penn Station, where a 37-year-old man was set on fire while sleeping. The incident occurred around 8:40 p.m. on Monday when three men ignited the victim’s clothing before fleeing into the Amtrak train station. Emergency personnel extinguished the flames, and the man is in stable condition at a hospital. Amtrak is collaborating with NYPD on the investigation, and reports indicate that one suspect has already been arrested.

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