Cops: Teen lights boy on fire in W. Philly

UPDATE, 11:52 A.M. THURSDAY: Police said 17-year-old Rayfiq Tiggle was charged as an adult with aggravated assault, arson, possessing an instrument of a crime, simple assault and recklessly endangering another person. His bail was set at $100,000.

ORIGINAL STORY: An 11-year-old boy is nursing second-degree burns after a teenager lit him on fire, police said.

The vicious incident happened about 5:30 p.m. Wednesday as the victim and one of his friends were sitting on the porch of a home on Hazel Street near 60th, Lt. John Walker, of Southwest Detectives, said.

A 17-year-old boy walked past the two, carrying a bottle of hand sanitizer. The 11-year-old's companion, seeing the bottle, asked the teen if he could have some.

The teen obliged, and the boy held out his hands.  But instead of squirting the sanitizer in the boy's palms, the teenager turned the bottle onto his 11-year-old friend, spraying it on his torso, shirtless in the summer heat, while saying "You're dirty."

Then, the teen produced a Bic lighter and set the boy on fire.

It took about 10 seconds for the boy and his friend to douse the flames while the pyromaniac fled, Walker said.

Medics later took him to Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital, where he remained Wednesday night in stable condition.

Meanwhile, patrol cops in the area picked the suspect up a few blocks from the scene, and his victim positively identified him.

He now faces aggravated assault and related offenses.