Police arrest Brooklyn man suspected of setting Staten Island gas station on fire
Police say they’ve tracked down a man suspected of setting a fire that seriously injured a man at a New York City gas station.
Fakrol Islam was arrested Friday in Buffalo in connection with Monday’s blaze at a 7-Eleven on Staten Island. He’s charged with arson, reckless endangerment and criminal mischief.
Islam, who’s 26 and lives in Brooklyn, is hospitalized for burns. Information on his lawyer wasn’t immediately available.
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