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Coverage dated December 21, 2024

Women dies after she was lit on fire while sleeping on NYC subway car

Headline from KVUE

The case marked the second fatality on a New York subway Sunday.

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10 articles, oldest first.

  1. CNN

    Female passenger killed after being set on fire on an NYC subway train (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    A female passenger died after being set on fire by a man on a New York City subway train Sunday morning, according to police.

  2. KVUE

    Women dies after she was lit on fire while sleeping on NYC subway car (opens KVUE)

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    KVUE's feed description

    The case marked the second fatality on a New York subway Sunday.

  3. Fox News

    Woman dies after being set on fire while sleeping on NYC subway train: police (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    A man allegedly set a woman on fire on an NYC subway train and she burned to death.

  4. ABC 7 New York

    Woman set on fire in deadly attack aboard F train; person of interest in custody (opens ABC 7 New York)

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    ABC 7 New York's feed description

    A woman is dead after being found on fire Sunday morning on a subway train, and police are investigating the incident as a homicide.

  5. ABC 7 Chicago

    Sleeping woman set on fire in deadly attack aboard NYC subway; person of interest in custody (opens ABC 7 Chicago)

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    ABC 7 Chicago's feed description

    A sleeping woman was killed in a NYC subway fire on Sunday morning, police said. A person is in custody in connection with the F train attack.

  6. The Daily Caller

    Sleeping Subway Passenger Set On Fire, Burned Alive: REPORT (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    A sleeping subway passenger was set on fire and burned to death Sunday morning, the New York Post (NYP) reported, citing police sources.

  7. New York Post

    Sleeping subway rider burned alive on F train after crazed attacker tosses lit match on her: police sources (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    A woman died Sunday morning after police found her on engulfed in flames on an F train in Coney Island, police said.

  8. Washington Times

    Sleeping woman burned alive on New York City subway train (opens Washington Times)

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    Washington Times's feed description

    A woman was set ablaze and died Sunday morning after police said a man threw a lit match on the victim while she slept inside a New York City subway car.

  9. amNewYork

    Woman burned alive while sleeping on Brooklyn F train; suspect at large (opens amNewYork)

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    amNewYork's feed description

    A woman was sleeping aboard a stationary F train at the Stillwell Avenue station in Brooklyn when a man lit her on fire, police said.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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