A man was hospitalized with burns across his face after being set on fire in a horrific Times Square arson attack early on Sunday morning. Police sources reported that officers assigned to the Midtown South Precinct just happened to be in the right place at the right time when they turned on 41st Street

An attacker threw a flammable substance on the victim just before 4 a.m. at W. 41th St. and Seventh Ave., then lit him on fire, cops said.