A 34-year-old man has been charged after another man was allegedly assaulted and set on fire during an altercation in an abandoned building in inner Melbourne.
Emergency services were called to a vacant building on Clarke Street at Southbank just before 1:00pm on Friday amid reports three men had been involved in an altercation.
Police alleged a 36-year-old man was set on fire and suffered serious burns.
The 34-year-old man and another 33-year-old man were arrested at the scene.
Authorities said the younger man was in hospital under police guard with non-life-threatening injuries.
The 34-year-old was charged with intentionally causing injury, conduct endangering life and other assault charges.
He has been remanded in custody to appear at the Melbourne Magistrates' Court today.
