Ohio fraternity suspended after terrifying video shows two young men on fire as others laugh
An Ohio State University fraternity has been temporarily suspended after a terrifying video captured two young men engulfed in flames as a crowd callously stands by and laughs.
Fire response and evacuations
The clip circulating on social media shows a large group of people clad in the school’s red and white colors laughing as a man in a gray sweatsuit sits on the ground with his pants on fire.
The panicked man then ran and dove into another man in an identical outfit, causing his clothes to catch ablaze.
The pair began to struggle, falling to the ground and stripping off their clothes as the flames crept up their bodies.
Other men then rushed to smother the fire. At least one person was seen holding a fire extinguisher.
Ohio State University has since placed the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity on interim suspension following the alarming video.
Still, it has not clarified how the fraternity was linked to the “extremely concerning incident” and whether those involved are members of the frat.
“The university is aware of this extremely concerning incident, and the individuals in question are receiving medical care,” university spokesperson Benjamin Johnson said in a statement.
