article_snippet: Tourists and New Yorkers have been slammed for taking selfies while visiting the scene of last week's devastating gas explosion in the East Village.
article_snippet: But some people believed it was still appropriate to smile and pose for a social media picture as emergency crews surrounded the building site.
article_snippet: Scroll down for video . '
article_snippet: One commenter said: 'Everything that’s wrong with NYC summed up in one photo.'
article_snippet: Caught in the act: One man decides to take a self-portrait from the top of a nearby building as the thick smoke rises from the scene .
article_snippet: Christina Freundlich uploaded an image of Christina Freundlich giving a peace gesture in front of the police barricades surrounding the burnt-out part of the block.
article_snippet: A reporter from Spanish-language channel Univision was spotted by Newsday reporter Michael Chayes talking a selfie as the press gathered.
article_snippet: No place for a selfie in face of disaster.'
article_snippet: Another flaming narcissist: A cheesy grin while U.S. firemen battle a raging blaze in the background .
highlights_snippet: One body was discovered at the building site on Sunday .