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Man Arrested After Trying To Set Woman On Fire

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Minneapolis police say they arrested a man who tried to set a woman on fire Monday morning on the city's north side.

According to a police report, the incident happened around 4:20 a.m. on the 5100 block of Colfax Avenue North, in the city's Lind-Bohanon neighborhood.

Minneapolis police say the victim drove herself to North Memorial Medical Center before an ambulance brought her to a burn unit at Hennepin Healthcare.

The victim's condition is currently unknown.

Police say this was a reported domestic situation.

On Tuesday afternoon, a 46-year-old man was arrested and taken into custody. He has yet to be formally charged.

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