This is the moment a young man and his friend posed for a video selfie in front of a dumpster blaze in Connecticut - only to be struck in the head by a powerful jet of water from a firefighter 's hose . Thomas Lavery and Krystine Hall , who are both believed to work at Apple , were walking through New Haven on Sunday when they spotted firefighters tackling a raging fire outside a restaurant . But instead of standing back to allow the crew to deal with the blaze - which had started in a dumpster outside the pizza joint - they decided to capture themselves on video in front of it . Not a good idea : This is the moment Thomas Lavery and Krystine Hall posed for a video selfie in front of a dumpster blaze in Connecticut - only to be struck in the head by a stream of water from a firefighter 's hose . Joking around : The pair , who are both believed to work at Apple , were walking through New Haven on Sunday when they spotted firefighters tackling a raging fire . Above , they are seen laughing during their selfie video . On its way : Instead of standing back to allow the crew to deal with the blaze , the friends decided to capture themselves on video in front of it . Above , water from a firefighter 's hose is seen shooting over the dumpster . In the footage , later posted to YouTube by Mr Lavery , the pair are seen posing and smiling just feet away from the fire . Mr Lavery tells the camera , 'it 's a fire ' , as his friend pulls a series of faces . Mr Lavery and Ms Hall then burst into fits of laughter after the latter realizes her colleague is taking a video , not a photo . Mr Lavery then tells her : ' I just wanted to see them [ the firefighters ] get it out . ' He goes on to say , 'here we go ' , as a firefighter picks up a water hose and aims it at the blaze . But seconds later , his words are drowned out as the stream of water strikes the pair on the head . Both Mr Lavery and Ms Hall are heard screaming loudly as they are forced out of the shot , while the video cuts out almost immediately . A final clip shows the screen of the camera covered in water . Stunned : Seconds later , Mr Lavery and Ms Hall are struck on the head by the jet , forcing them out of the shot . Damaged : Both Mr Lavery and Ms Hall are heard screaming loudly as they are battered by the water while the video cuts out almost instantly . A final clip shows the screen of the camera covered in liquid ( pictured ) The incident , which occurred on the same day as New Haven 's St Patrick 's Day parade , is believed to have been captured on Mr Lavery 's phone . He later posted the YouTube link on Facebook . Many of his friends deemed the video - which Mr Lavery captioned , 'just another day in New Haven ' - 'hilarious ' and 'amazing ' , while others commented on the 'unexpected ' stream of water at the end . On his Facebook page , Mr Lavery , who lives in Milford , suggests he works at Apple Inc , while Ms Hall , from New Haven , lists her occupation as a 'Family Room Specialist ' at the technology firm . No further details on the dumpster blaze are known . Colleagues : The incident , which occurred on the same day as New Haven 's St Patrick 's Day parade , is believed to have been captured on Mr Lavery 's phone . Above , Mr Lavery and Ms Hall in Facebook photos .
YouTube and Krystine Hall saw firefighters tackling raging blaze . But instead of standing back , they took video selfie feet away from fire . Seconds later , they were struck in head by water from firefighter 's hose . Footage , taken in Connecticut , later posted on Thomas Lavery and Facebook . Mr Lavery and Ms Hall work at Apple , according to social media pages .