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Subway Arsonist Gets 5.5 Years for Fiery Attack
24 Jun
Summary
- Hiram Carrero received a five-and-a-half-year prison sentence.
- He pleaded guilty to torching a homeless man on a moving train.
- The victim suffered extensive scarring and disfigurement from the attack.
Hiram Carrero, a 19-year-old, has received a sentence of five-and-a-half years in prison for a severe arson attack on a New York City subway train. The incident occurred in the early morning of December 1, 2025, when Carrero set fire to a sleeping homeless man on an uptown train.
The victim was engulfed in flames as the train traveled between stations. First responders found him on the platform at 42nd Street-Times Square with flames on his lap. Prosecutors described the attack as an attempt to kill the victim, leaving him scarred and disfigured, and noted his survival was by mere chance.
Carrero pleaded guilty in March and acknowledged drinking and using marijuana prior to the attack. His defense cited developmental impairments and a difficult upbringing. This case follows another fatal subway arson in December 2024.
