Police are looking for a man they say set a homeless subway rider on fire early Monday at one of New York City’s busiest transit hubs, leaving him with serious burns.

NYPD officials said the 56-year-old victim was sleeping on a northbound 3 train around 3 a.m. when the doors opened at the 34th Street–Penn Station stop in Midtown. The alleged assailant entered the train car, lit the victim’s pants on fire and walked back onto the platform, according to police.

The man then fled the scene on a northbound 3 train, but police said they’re still investigating if it was the same one the 56-year-old was riding.

First responders took the victim to NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, where he was treated for significant leg burns.

Officials said the man they’re searching for was

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