One in custody after two people set on fire in NW Oklahoma City

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - One person has been taken into custody after two people were set on fire Tuesday morning.

Officials say a man and a woman were taken to a nearby hospital on Tuesday after they were intentionally set of fire.

“It was two people being set on fire, possibly sleeping behind the business when another person walked up to them and intentionally set them on fire,” said MSgt. Gary Knight with the Oklahoma City Police Department.

Investigators say both victims received serious burns. The man is expected to survive, but the woman is in critical condition.

Officials say 70-year-old Michael Madison was taken into custody on Tuesday regarding various charges including First Degree Arson.