A woman is in hospital in critical condition after being set on fire while riding the Chicago transit system, according to police.

At around 9:25 p.m. on Monday, a 26-year-old woman was on a subway train on the Chicago Transit Authority Blue Line when she got into a verbal altercation with a male passenger believed to be about 45 years old.

The argument escalated into a physical fight, and the man then allegedly doused the woman in an unknown liquid before setting her body alight, said police in a statement.

The train stopped, and the suspect fled the scene. The woman stumbled off the train and fell to the ground, police said. The flames had been put out before authorities arrived on the scene. She had severe injuries and was rushed to a nearby hospital, where she is still listed in c

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