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Some selfies maybe aren't such a good idea

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02 January 2020, 12:19 PM
wtg
Some selfies maybe aren't such a good idea


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Detroit's fire commissioner says he will investigate the circumstances of a social media photograph posted on New Year's Eve showing 18 firefighters posing in front of roaring house fire, according to media reports.

The photo was posted on the "Detroit Fire Incidents Page" on Facebook along with the caption "crews take a moment to get a selfie on New Years!" In the background is a house engulfed in flames. The post has since been taken down.


https://www.freep.com/story/ne...ing-home/2790558001/


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02 January 2020, 01:25 PM
RealPlayer
This needs a caption contest.


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02 January 2020, 01:32 PM
Mikhailoh
I suspect they let it burn as it was unoccupied and probably condemned already.


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02 January 2020, 01:39 PM
wtg
It was vacant. But what was to prevent the fire from spreading to nearby structures, some of which might have been occupied?

They also said they were celebrating the chief's retirement.

I still think it was an opportunity they should have passed on.


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02 January 2020, 03:19 PM
Nina
I agree the optics are bad. But I tend to trust that the firefighters really wouldn't have posed for a selfie had there been any danger of the fire spreading.
02 January 2020, 04:05 PM
CHAS
Maybe they are very, very glad that the chief is retiring.


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