DETROIT – Detroit's fire commissioner says he will investigate the circumstances of a New Year's Eve photograph posted on social media 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.
Detroit Fire Commissioner Eric Jones told WXYZ-TV in a statement that if the photo "is verified," then "discipline will be in order."
“There are a lot of ways to celebrate a retirement," Jones said in the statement. "Taking a photo in front of a building fire is not one of them."
Deputy Fire Commissioner Dave Fornell told the Detroit News the photo was taken outside a vacant home on the city's west side, where a fire was reported at 6:34 p.m. Tuesday. Fornell told the newspaper that the firefighters were celebrating a retirement and that the house was too dangerous to enter.
WXYZ-TV also reported that firefighters could only attack the blaze defensively.
The photo generated more than 300 reactions and 50 comments on Facebook. Many comments wished the firefighters a Happy New Year, although some said the photo left a bad impression.
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