Spain: Migrant Sets 17-Year-Old Girl on Fire

A 17-year-old Spanish girl is fighting for her life after she was set on fire by a migrant who was awaiting deportation.

The victim suffered burns to 95% of her body after being torched on Wednesday morning in a squat in La Isleta neighbourhood in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.

Her alleged attacker is a 20-year-old Moroccan man named only as Abarrafia H. by Spanish press.

Harrowing footage shows the moment a blaze engulfed a house when a fire broke out after the victim was set alight.

The unnamed teenage girl managed to escape the burning building, reportedly telling onlookers: 'It was him. He threw a burning piece of paper at me', before he fled the scene.

The suspect has been arrested and cops are investigating whether a second person may have been involved in the horrific incident.

The teen was first rushed to a local hospital where she was treated for her burns, but was then flown to a hospital in Seville on the mainland due to the severity of her injuries.

Abarrafia was also admitted into Doctor Negrin hospital following his arrest to be treated for smoke inhalation.

He has since been discharged and remains under police custody.