(CNN) -- A female passenger died after being set on fire by a man on a New York City subway train Sunday morning, according to police.

Around 7:30 a.m., a man, who police believe is about 25 to 30 years old, approached the victim on the F train and intentionally set her on fire before fleeing the scene, NYPD Det. Austin Glickman told CNN.

Police officers conducting a routine patrol at the Stillwell Avenue subway station encountered the victim on fire inside a subway car, Glickman said.

Officials extinguished the fire, and EMS responded to the scene and pronounced the female dead, according to the detective.

Police are investigating the incident as a homicide and are actively looking for the suspect, a male who is about 5 feet, 6 inches tall, Glickman said. Identifying information about the victim is not yet available, according to police.

No other passengers or first responders were injured in the incident, police said.

This is a developing story and will be updated.

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