A woman is in critical condition after she was set on fire while riding the "L" train system in Chicago, police said, and the suspect is still at large.

The woman, 26, was riding a Chicago Transit Authority train when she got into an argument with an approximately 45-year-old man, Chicago police said in a statement.

The verbal altercation turned physical when the man poured a liquid on the woman and ignited it, causing the woman to catch on fire, police said. It is not clear what liquid the man poured on the woman.

When the train stopped, the victim fled the scene while the woman set aflame exited the train and fell to the ground, police said.

The fire was put out before police got to the scene.

The woman sustained severe burns all over her body and was taken to Stroger hospital in cr

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