North Yorkshire Police said the incident happened at an address in Fossway at around 12.30am today (April 19).
A spokesperson for the force said: "We’re investigating a suspected corrosive substance attack on a man aged in his 30s who has been taken to hospital with serious burn injuries to his back.
"This is believed to have been an isolated and targeted incident with no wider threat to the public.
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