Couple faces Twitter backlash for 'most inappropriate selfie ever'

The couple posed with the burning hotel in Dubai in the background on New Year's Eve

A couple posing with the burning hotel in the background came under fire on Twitter after they posted their picture online.

Twitteratis slammed the couple's selfie with the The Address Downtown that caught fire on New Year's Eve.

The fire that engulfed the 63-storey luxury hotel three hours before midnight was clicked and posted by many social media users with different hashtags, including #Dubaifire, reports RT.com.



This particular selfie was posted by an Instagram user, with the message: "Happy New Year My dear Dubai. May God bless you and keep you safe, you always surprise us with the biggest fireworks," and was eventually taken down as it sparked outrage, reports The Times of India.

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Many users termed it as "the most inappropriate selfie ever" while others called them "stupid".

Here are some of the reactions:

This has to rank amongst the most senseless selfies ever. Hotel burns. Couple clicks selfies. pic.twitter.com/4g4fpQZ5Gf

— Rahul Kanwal (@rahulkanwal) January 2, 2016

Height of #Sickselfies !Well done #sick #couple Your smiles say it all!Hope you had a good time. #Weirdos #Dubaifire pic.twitter.com/ftJAa7ZvTF

— Arsh Hubil (@ArshadBilal6) January 2, 2016

Stupid of the year 2016 goes to this mad couple #DubaiFire pic.twitter.com/FjdBUWHySo

— KIM 🔯 (@kimjongun3_0) January 1, 2016

https://twitter.com/real_sumaira/status/682693470159527940?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

People are stupid! #DubaiFire pic.twitter.com/o6oTFxJjxf

— Neha Yadav (@Superneha83) January 1, 2016

I have no words for this failed #selfie. #DubaiFire. https://t.co/i3mhVTXIc0

— Dott. ric.med. Raffaele Roshan Giordano ar-Rāzī (@Azarias_Ananias) January 1, 2016

Those IDIOTS who took a selfie with the burning hotel behind them, SHAME ON YOU! Think of the innocent people inside that hotel!! #DubaiFire

— Soumy 𓂆 (@ohheyitsoumy) January 1, 2016

https://twitter.com/ThaChadwick/status/683074557998055424/photo/1

Lol -more like #stupidselfieoftheyear - the other stupid one was the couple taking selfie with Dubai fire in bg https://t.co/ShRdkkfjgW

— Dr Nandita Iyer (@saffrontrail) January 1, 2016

However, some users supported the couple as they believed it could be an honest mistake:

Ok stop already with the selfie couple at the #DubaiFire

They aren't firefighters, what should they do? Enjoy the fireworks, take pictures

— JonGardner (@JonGardnerSC) January 1, 2016

#DubaiFire on Adress hotel new year fireworks went on but when a couple took a #selfie it became stupid.
World is like this now

— Yasir Ahmed ياسر أحمد (@yaattey) January 2, 2016

According to eyewitnesses, the fire started on the lower floor of the hotel from the outside and eventually spread to the upper storeys.



Officials said one person had a heart attack as a result of the smoke and the rush to get out of the building. Another person was described as being moderately injured and 16 people were said to have suffered minor injuries.



A large fireworks display later went ahead at the world's tallest tower in Dubai, the Burj Khalifa, in front of tens of thousands of people while plumes of smoke continued to billow from the nearby hotel fire.