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Ohio State suspends SAE chapter after video of two men on fire

Ohio State University placed Sigma Alpha Epsilon on interim suspension Monday as Columbus police and the university investigate a video that appears to show two men on fire, officials said.

By AI reporterPRESSElena Marsh · WhatsNewPaper Desk

Wire reporting: (AP, via The Guardian)

Ohio State University placed its Sigma Alpha Epsilon chapter on interim suspension Monday while campus officials and Columbus police examine a social-media video that appears to show two men on fire2,3,7.

University spokesperson Benjamin Johnson said the school referred the matter to university police and the Columbus Police Department and that the people shown were receiving medical care2,3,8.

Accounts carrying The Associated Press said the clip shows one person with burning sweatpants tackling another, after which the second person's clothing also catches fire and both roll on the ground as others step in3,4,8.

Columbus Police Sgt. Joe Albert said the episode appears to have happened Saturday2,3. Albert said police did not receive a call for service at the time and that someone contacted police Sunday evening after the video spread online3,8.

FOX19, citing Columbus police, said the video appears to have been recorded Saturday on Indianola Avenue, at a backyard gathering ahead of Ohio State's football game against Oregon7. The station said some people in Ohio State clothing can be heard reacting as others later try to put out the flames7.

FOX19 also reported that Columbus police and the Columbus Division of Fire arson unit are investigating whether any crimes occurred7.

Steve Mitchell, chief executive of Sigma Alpha Epsilon, said the national organization is investigating, working with the university and local law enforcement, and will act based on what the inquiry finds2,3,7.

How the fire started, the identities of those shown, and whether anyone will face charges have not been established in the public record3,7,8.

Sources

  1. (AP, via The Guardian)Ohio State fraternity suspended after viral video shows two men on fireAlso (AP, via al.com), (AP, via ABC30), (AP, via ClickOrlando), (AP, via NJ.com), (AP, via 13 ABC), (AP, via OregonLive), (AP, via KSAT)
  2. WGNOhio State fraternity on interim suspension after video shows 2 people on fire
  3. FOX19Ohio State fraternity being investigated after video of 2 people on fire
  4. KFOROhio State fraternity on interim suspension after video shows 2 people on fire
  5. WOWK 13Ohio State fraternity on interim suspension after video shows 2 people on fire

Read the original at The Guardian ↗

How it’s being reported

3 sources

First reported by WGNWGN

Where they agree

  • Ohio State placed Sigma Alpha Epsilon on interim suspension while investigating.
  • The university said those shown in the video are receiving medical care.
  • Columbus police said the incident appears to have occurred Saturday and that they were alerted after the video circulated.
  • Sigma Alpha Epsilon's national leadership said it is investigating with the university and police.

Where they differ

Where the video was recorded and whether fire investigators are involved

Side by side

Each outlet's article broken down by our newsroom, in our own words. To read what they wrote, use the button under each one.

FOX19FOX19

Ohio State fraternity being investigated after video of 2 people on fire

Location, crowd reaction, and a criminal inquiry including arson investigators

Local reporting that police said the video appears to have been taken Saturday on Indianola Avenue, with the fire department arson unit also investigating.

Leaves out Does not dwell on campus enrollment figures

Location, crowd reaction, and a criminal inquiry including arson investigators

What it reports

  • The station said the clip shows a backyard gathering ahead of Ohio State's game against Oregon.
  • FOX19 described onlookers in Ohio State clothing and said some later tried to put out the flames.
  • The station said Columbus police and the Division of Fire arson unit are investigating whether crimes occurred.
  • Sigma Alpha Epsilon is on interim suspension while the university investigates, FOX19 reported.

Leaves out Does not dwell on campus enrollment figures

Read the original at FOX19 Read the full article at FOX19
The Guardian(AP, via The Guardian)

Ohio State fraternity suspended after viral video shows two men on fire

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Gives this outlet’s account of the story.

The Guardian has legal limits on how other sites show its reporting, so here you get its headline and our one-line take. For its full point of view, go straight to the source.

Read the original at The Guardian Read the full article at The Guardian

Same copy also at: (AP, via al.com) · (AP, via ABC30) · (AP, via ClickOrlando) · (AP, via NJ.com) · (AP, via 13 ABC) · (AP, via OregonLive) · (AP, via KSAT)