UPDATE: Victim’s name.

POMONA — Police are searching for a 51-year-old man they say burned a woman to death on Friday, Dec. 25, after he poured gasoline on her and set her ablaze.

Clarence D. Dear, is wanted in connection with the murder, according to a Pomona Police Department news release. Police say Dear ran away after the incident, which took place at his last known address in the 1500 block of Cordova Street.

The victim was identified Saturday, Dec. 26, by police as 41-year-old Dawn Hensley of Pomona.

Police said in a statement that the woman, whose name was not released, ran about 1:40 p.m. from the home engulfed in flames. The woman collapsed on the scene as neighbors tried to help her.

The Los Angeles County Fire Department arrived at the scene and took her to a nearby hospital, where she died.

Police say that it appears the woman and the suspect got into a heated argument that led to a fight. Investigators say the man chased from the victim from their home and doused her with gasoline. Police say the man then started the fire, possibly with a lit cigarette.

Investigators say the man ran off.

Even if Dear is not armed with a firearm he is still considered to be extremely dangerous, Pomona police Sgt. Bert Sanchez said.

Anyone with information about the attack is asked to call the Pomona Police Department at 909-620-2085, Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477 or the police department’s dispatch office at (909) 622-1241.