Alyssa Morales Attack: Woman in Coma After Being Set on Fire in Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Philadelphia police are investigating after a woman was found on fire in the city's Kensington section.

Police said 36-year-old Alyssa Morales suffered severe burns and is currently in critical condition in a medically induced coma at Temple University Hospital.

The incident happened around 12:30 a.m. Friday on the 1800 block of East Tioga Street.

Action News spoke with Morales' mother, Lee Ann Morales, Wednesday. She said her daughter will be in the hospital for at least three months.

Alyssa, also known as Bre, has burns to over 60 percent of her body, according to police; they are reviewing video circulating online that shows her clothes on fire.

A witness told police they saw Morales with a man and another woman in an argument before the blaze on Friday.

"She sees the female that's with them spray some kind of liquid towards the male and the female, and that liquid then is lit on fire," said Chief Inspector Frank Vanore with the Philadelphia Police Department.

Vanore said the man on fire ran from the scene. When the fire department came out to put out the fire, they discovered Alyssa with severe burns.

Police are working to figure out if Alyssa was intentionally set on fire.

Police said if they find she was intentionally set on fire then those responsible can be charged with arson, aggravated assault and reckless endangerment among other serious crimes

No arrests have been made.

Anyone with information on this case is asked to call police at 215-686-TIPS.