Ohio State Suspends Sigma Alpha Epsilon After Fiery Campus Video Sparks Investigation
A disturbing video of two men setting each other ablaze has led the university and police to probe the fraternity, raising alarm over campus safety.
Ohio State University placed the fraternity Sigma Alpha Epsilon on interim suspension while it investigates an online video, and both the university and local police are conducting investigations into the matter.
The video, which circulated over the weekend, appears to show one individual whose pants or sweatpants were on fire lunging at a second person, tackling him, and both men’s clothing catches fire as they roll on the ground while removing their clothes as several onlookers intervene; it was shared on X.
For many observers the incident underscores concerns about law and order on campus and the need for swift action to protect students.
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The Hill
Ohio State suspends fraternity after video shows two individuals on fire
The Ohio State University put Sigma Alpha Epsilon on interim suspension while the college investigates an online video showing two individuals set on fire. The video on X appears to show one individual whose pants were on fire lunging at a second person, catching him on fire as well. One person is seen with a…
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Ohio State University investigating fraternity after video appears to show two people on fire
An Ohio State University fraternity is being investigated after video of two young men seemingly on fire circulated online over the weekend.
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Ohio State fraternity suspended after viral video shows two men on fire
The university and local police are conducting investigations into Sigma Alpha Epsilon and have placed them on interim suspension A fraternity at Ohio State University has been temporarily suspended while authorities investigate a video that appears to show two panicked men engulfed in flames. A video shared on social media shows one individual with his sweatpants on fire who then lunges at a second individual and tackles him to the ground. The second man’s clothing also catches fire, and they both roll on the ground while removing their clothes as several onlookers intervene. Continue…
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- Ohio State University placed the fraternity Sigma Alpha Epsilon on interim suspension while the university investigates an online video.
- Ohio State University and local police are conducting investigations into Sigma Alpha Epsilon, according to The Guardian.
- An online video circulated over the weekend appearing to show two young men on fire.
- The video was shared on X, according to The Hill.
- The video appears to show one individual whose pants or sweatpants were on fire lunging at a second person and tackling him to the ground.
- In the video, the second man's clothing also catches fire, and both roll on the ground while removing their clothes as several onlookers intervene.
- Sigma Alpha Epsilon
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