TIMES SQUARE (PIX11) – A man is recovering in the hospital after possibly being set on fire in a suspected random attack in Times Square, police said.
Emergency teams responded to the scene just before 4 a.m. Sunday morning near the intersection of Seventh Avenue and West 41 Street, according to authorities.
The 45-year-old was taken to the hospital with burn injuries but is expected to survive, officials report.
Police say they’re investigating the incident as a random attack.
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Dominique Jack is a digital content producer from Brooklyn with more than five years of experience covering news. She joined PIX11 in 2024. More of her work can be found here.
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