London Fire Brigade apologises after it is revealed a male firefighter used the selfie on Tinder.
A firefighter took a selfie immediately after the Grenfell Tower fire and used it on his Tinder online dating profile, a London Assembly meeting has heard.a damning review into the fire service's cultureThe review's author Nasir Afzal told the meeting: "Why did he feel entitled to do that?"A total of 72 people were killed as a result of the Grenfell fire tragedy in 2017.
Mr Afzal, the former chief crown prosecutor for north-west England, told the London Assembly Fire, Resilience and Emergency Planning Committee: "In the immediate aftermath of Grenfell, after the fire had just been raging, a male firefighter had a selfie taken of himself outside the building, which he then used as his Tinder profile.
"He was quickly told to get rid of it. He was subsequently given I understand, words of warning," Mr Afzal said.An independent review published in November 2022 found London Fire Brigade was institutionally misogynistic and racist"Why did he feel entitled to do that when 72 lives had been lost in the building, including 18 children, and he felt that what was more important was how he would look to other women on his social media site.
A London Fire Brigade spokesperson said: "In 2018, the brigade took disciplinary action against a member of staff who used an entirely inappropriate photograph on a dating profile. "We understand how devastating this would be for the Grenfell community and apologise sincerely for his behaviour."
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