Firefighter took selfie from Grenfell fire and used it on his Tinder profile
A London Assembly hearing into the culture at the London Fire Brigade – which was found to be institutionally "misogynist and racist" in a report – was told new evidence of appalling behaviour was still coming to light.
"He was quickly told to get rid of it, he was subsequently given, I understand, words of warning. The question you have to ask yourself is, how do you feel entitled to do that? Commissioner Andy Roe said sorry to the family of Jaden Francois-Esprit, a firefighter who took his own life in 2020. His mother was in the public gallery.The firefighter used the selfie on his Tinder profile.He said: "I can only apologise to you and your family. The London Fire Brigade let you and your son down in almost every aspect."
The men are said to have swapped the harrowing images on a WhatsApp group as well as making degrading comments about female victims after being called to the scene to retrieve their bodies from wreckage.
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