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Ohio State fraternity video of men on fire drew a 911 call
CBS News said Columbus police released a 911 call about a video of men with burning clothing linked to Ohio State’s Sigma Alpha Epsilon chapter, already on interim suspension.
A 911 call flagged a video of men with clothing on fire that has been linked to an Ohio State University fraternity, CBS News reported1.
The caller told Columbus police dispatch on Sunday that pledges had been set on fire, that gasoline was used, and that people stood and laughed, according to CBS News; the caller said they were not there in person and received the clip in a sorority group chat1.
The video, widely shared online, shows a crowd, many in the school’s colors, around a man sitting with sweatpants on fire; he appears to lunge at a second person, whose clothing also catches fire, CBS News said1.
Some bystanders try to help as the two roll on the ground removing clothes1.
Columbus police on Tuesday released a preliminary report alleging the incident involved Ohio State’s Sigma Alpha Epsilon chapter and that two people received second- and third-degree burns after participating in an activity that was dangerous, CBS News said; the report did not identify the victims1.
Ohio State announced Monday it had temporarily suspended the fraternity while authorities investigate; spokesperson Benjamin Johnson said the university was aware and that the individuals were receiving medical care1.
Sigma Alpha Epsilon CEO Steve Mitchell said the organization was working with university officials and police and would act based on the investigation1.
Whether the burns were a hazing crime, an accident or something else was not established as a finding in the CBS account retrieved1.