Ohio State suspends frat after students set on fire before laughing onlookers

The clip circulating on social media showed a large group of people dressed in the school's red and white colors and laughing as multiple college-age men had their gray sweatpants on fire.

The viral video showed one man with the fire on his sweatpants, and then when he crashed into another college-aged man dressed in a similar outfit, he also caught fire as well.

Other men then rushed to smother the flames and take the burning clothes off the college students. At least one person was holding a fire extinguisher.

Since the clip has gone viral, Ohio State University has suspended the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. The college has not clarified how the fraternity is linked to the "extremely concerning incident."

“The university is aware of this extremely concerning incident, and the individuals in question are receiving medical care,” university spokesperson Benjamin Johnson said, per Fox News.

“Ohio State has placed the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity on interim suspension pending a full investigation."

The two men received moderate injuries. Sigma Alpha Epsilon CEO Steve Mitchell said that the fraternity will hold those responsible to account.

“We take this matter seriously and are actively investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident while working closely with university officials and local law enforcement,” he said.

Columbus police records obtained by The Dispatch showed that charges under investigation related to the incident are for hazing. The OSU division of public safety was also investigating the incident for hazing.

On the evening of November 8, a person who identified herself as an OSU student called Columbus police to report a potential hazing incident. She said she did not know the people in the video and said she had received it in a group chat.

"They set their pledges on fire and there is a video of it," the caller said. "They stood around watching while this kid just burned. They put gasoline on him and lit him on fire, and then just kind of stood there and laughed."