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UB student arrested after couch catches fire following Bulls' upset

A UB student was arrested after a couch caught on fire following the Bulls' NCAA tourney win.

AMHERST, NY — University at Buffalo students had reason to celebrate after the Bulls' upset win over Arizona on Thursday.

But apparently, one student went a bit too far.

According to Buffalo Police spokesman Michael DeGeorge, officers responded a disturbance in the University Heights neighborhood early Friday morning. After they broke it up, police were dispatched to the area a half-hour later — only this time a couch was on fire.

Ryan Shechet, 19, ended up being charged with unlawful assembly and disorderly conduct. According to his Facebook page, Schechet studies marketing at UB.

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