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A 26-year-old woman is in critical condition after being set on fire by a man on a CTA train Chicago

The attack happened just before 9:30 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 17 near the Clark and Lake station in the city's Loop district

Police have since taken a person of interest into custody

A woman was set on fire aboard a train in Chicago, and police said they have taken a person of interest into custody.

The attack happened just before 9:30 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 17 while the 26-year-old woman was riding a CTA Blue Line train near the Clark and Lake station in the city's Loop district, Chicago police said, per NBC 5 Chicago , ABC News , and CBS affiliate WYMT .

Police said a verbal argument between the woman and a 45-year-old man escalated when the man poured flammable liquid

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