ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – Orange County Fire Rescue is asking a social media influencer to release the full, unedited version of a viral video recorded at Fire Station 54 on Sept. 11, after the edited clip drew backlash against two firefighters and preceded a bomb threat at the station days later.
The video shows an influencer who goes by “@theyyycallmelou” online walking up to Orange County Fire Station 54 with flowers. In the edited clip, the influencer approaches two firefighters, and one of them is later seen asking the influencer to leave before closing the station doors.
The clip has since drawn thousands of comments, many critical of the firefighters’ response. At least one person also left a one-star Google review for the station…