911 call from horrific video of frat pledges being set ablaze: ‘They put gasoline on him and lit him on fire’

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During the 911 call, a woman can be heard saying that one of the men was ‘stripped naked and still on fire when the video ended’

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Police have released a 911 call that reported fraternity pledges being set on fire in Ohio.

​A video of the incident quickly went viral on social media after it was recorded at a gathering of members of an Ohio State University fraternity on Saturday. Authorities are now investigating whether two students left with deep burns during the incident were victims of hazing.

​In a Sunday 911 call obtained by CBS News, a woman can be heard telling a Columbus Division of Police dispatcher about the 35-second video filmed at a gathering linked to the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity.

​“They set their pledges on fire, and there's a video of it. And I just want to send it in so that something gets done about it,” the caller said. “They put gasoline on him and lit him on fire, and then just kind of stood there and laughed.”

​The caller noted that she saw the video through a sorority group chat and was not there when it was filmed.

​In the audio clip, which was also reviewed by CNN, the caller also detailed the condition of the two men in the video.

​“It’s hard to tell,” she said. “One of them got the fire out pretty, pretty easily, and the other one was stripped naked and still on fire when the video ended.”

​In the clip, a hooded man can be seen with his pants engulfed in flames. He jumps to his feet and lunges at another hooded man, knocking them both to the ground.

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