New York man sees a building on fire and calls 911. The FDNY reaches the scene and tells him what he actually saw: ‘What are you doing?’

A New York man shared a video in which he described calling 911 after spotting what appeared to be a fire in a nearby apartment building. Kieran Murray, who posts on TikTok as @kieranknightley, walked along a city street at dusk while red emergency lights flashed behind him. The video has gained hundreds of thousands of views.

Murray said in the TikTok video, “The craziest thing just happened. I saw a fire in a building and called 911.” The caption on the post stated, “I can’t believe it’s been three years since I cost the city of New York a quarter of $1M dollars @FDNY.” He wore clear-framed glasses and a grey zip-up hoodie with a black crossbody strap as he spoke directly to the camera.