An investigation has been launched after a group of 18 firefighters posed for a New Year's Eve photo in front of a home engulfed in flames in Detroit.
The photo was posted on social media just before midnight on Tuesday on the Detroit Fire Incidents Page on Facebook.
It was shared alongside a caption saying: "Crews take a moment to get a selfie on New Years."
The photo, which was slammed as "inappropriate and unprofessional" by Detroit's fire commissioner Eric Jones, has since been deleted.
Firefighters were celebrating a retiring fire battalion chief, deputy fire commissioner Dave Fornell said.
“There are a lot of ways to celebrate a retirement,” said fire commissioner Eric Jones.
“Taking a photo in front of a building fire is not one of them.”
Mr Jones, who said the photo will result in disciplinary action, added: “Behind every fire is a devastated family or property owner.”
Mr Fornell said the photo was taken outside a vacant house in the city’s west side, where the fire was reported at 6.34pm local time on Tuesday.
The house was too dangerous to enter, he said.
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