Days after woman set fire on subway train, man found with “severe” burns at New York’s Penn Station

A man was found inside Penn Station with burns all over his body, according to police.

An NYPD spokesman told reporters that officers responded to reports of a man with burns all over his body inside a Manhattan train station around 8:20 p.m. Friday. independent on the phone.

The man has not yet been identified, police said.

According to reports, the victim, 56 years old, suffered burns to his legs and upper body. New York postal. independent This information has not been independently verified.

He was taken to Weill Cornell Medical Center and was in stable condition as of Friday evening.

A fire department spokesman told reporters his burns were serious but not life-threatening. new york times. Authorities said there is currently no risk to the public.

It’s unclear what caused the fire or whether any crime was involved.

The information available is still preliminary, but a joint investigation by MTA police and the New York City Police Department is ongoing.

Police cordoned off the hallway near the entrance to tracks 11 and 12 at Penn Station. era reported.

The incident occurred days after a woman was set on fire on the subway and died.

Sebastian Zapeta, 33, is accused of setting the woman on fire on a stopped F train Sunday morning and fanning the flames. Zapeta was charged earlier Friday with one count of first-degree murder, three counts of second-degree murder and one count of first-degree arson.

Penn Station is the busiest transportation hub in the Western Hemisphere, handling approximately 600,000 passengers daily.

Although the city announced earlier this month that subway crime dropped 15.8% in November and 6.3% for the year, a series of high-profile incidents have sparked safety concerns among some locals.

Gov. Kathy Hochul faced backlash on social media on Sunday after she posted a tweet promoting how the subway could be made safer. Later died.

“In March, I took action to make our subways safer for the millions of people who ride them every day,” she wrote. “Crime is down and ridership is up since deploying @NationalGuardNY to support @NYPDnews and @MTA security efforts and install cameras in all subway cars.”

Earlier this year, Hochul announced that 1,000 National Guard troops, state police and transit officers would be deployed to patrol subway station entrances.

“This is not a response to a specific crime. We are not seeing worrying trends, but it is about continuing the strategies that have proven successful and expanding them to protect more people,” Hochul said at the time.