New York Teen Charged With Setting Second Teen on Fire
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A Long Island teenager has been arrested on a charge of setting another teen on fire.
Nassau County police say the 17-year-old is scheduled to appear in First District Court in Hempstead on Tuesday on a felony assault charge.
Investigators say the incident occurred over the weekend as a group of friends stood near a backyard fire pit at a home in Wantagh. The accused teen allegedly doused the victim's back and legs with lighter fluid. Police say he also squirted lighter fluid into the pit.
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Police say the victim's clothing caught fire. He's being treated for second- and third-degree burns at Nassau University Medical Center.