• A firefighter took a selfie and posted it to his Tinder dating page.
• The information came to light during a hearing into the culture of the London Fire Department.
• A total of 72 people were killed as a result of the tragedy in 2017, including 18 children.

Immediately following the Grenfell Tower incident, a firefighter took a selfie and posted it to his Tinder online dating page, according to information presented during a London Assembly hearing.

The information came to light during a hearing on Wednesday where the conclusions of a damning investigation into the culture of the fire department were revealed.

The review’s author Nasir Afzal told the meeting: “Why did he feel entitled to do that?”

The fire service said it apologized “sincerely for his behavior”. A total of 72 people were killed as a result of the Grenfell fire tragedy in 2017.

The London Assembly Fire, Resilience and Emergency Planning Committee heard testimony from Mr. Afzal, the former chief crown prosecutor for north-west England, who said: “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.

He added: “The questions you have to ask yourself is: How did he feel entitled to do that?

“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 apologies sincerely for his behavior.”

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