Couple pose for ‘most inappropriate selfie ever’ in front of Dubai skyscraper fire

 

A couple’s photo in front of a blazing Dubai hotel has been called ‘the most inappropriate selfie ever’.

Just hours before Dubai celebrated New Year’s Eve, the Address Downtown Dubai hotel went up in flames.

One couple took the opportunity to take a selfie in front of it and posted the photo on Instagram along with the caption: ‘Happy New Year My dear Dubai. May God bless you and keep you safe, you always surprise us with the biggest fireworks.’

People were not impressed.

 

 

One commenter called it the ‘most inappropriate selfie ever.’
Another wrote: ‘Yeah let’s take a selfie where people could be burning to death.’
Thousands escaped the fire because the flames were restricted to the outside of the building.
Major General Rashed al-Matrushi, general director of the Dubai Civil Defence, told the the pan-Arab television channel Al Arabiya: ‘There are no injuries, thank God.’
It appeared to have broken out on the 20th floor.