The cops were called to 41st Street and 7th Avenue at approximately 3:55 a.m. after reports of a man who was set on fire by a man who approached him and threw liquid on him. When

An attacker threw a flammable substance on the victim just before 4 a.m. at W. 41th St. and Seventh Ave., then lit him on fire, cops said.

A man suffered severe facial burns after being "set on fire" in a shocking arson attack in New York’s Times Square early Sunday morning.

The 45-year-old victim was pictured shirtless, arms cross and staring in shock as he was wheeled into the back of an ambulance. It is unclear at this point whether the 3.55am attack was targeted or random.

A man was hospitalized with burns across his face after being set on fire in a horrific Times Square arson attack early on Sunday morning. Police sources reported that officers assigned to the Midtown South Precinct just happened to be in the right place at the right time when they turned on 41st Street