Police investigate whether burned Ohio State University students were victims of hazing

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Police are investigating whether two Ohio State University students who were treated for deep burns after being engulfed in flames at an outdoor fraternity party were victims of hazing.

The university placed the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity on interim suspension after a video circulated on social media showing a large group surrounding two young men on fire Saturday. A student who watched the video called police the next day to report a possible hazing incident, according to an audio recording of the call.

“They stood around watching while this kid just burned,” said the student, who was sent the video in a group chat with her sorority members…

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