![Tree is revealed as smoke rises from a wildfire driven by fierce Santa Ana winds in Rancho Cucamonga, California Tree is revealed as smoke rises from a wildfire driven by fierce Santa Ana winds in Rancho Cucamonga, California](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/rtr3nc2h.jpg?quality=85&w=2400)
While covering a massive wildfire east of Los Angeles Wednesday, a KTLA reporter attempted to interview a pedestrian by asking if he lived in the area.
“Yeah. Wow, you’re super pretty,” he responded. “You wanna go on a date sometime?”
The reporter calmly informed him that he was on live TV and asked him what he thought of the fire. This man, who, it should be noted, was not wearing a shirt, responded that the fire was “pretty cool.”
Residents of more than 1,600 homes were forced to evacuate as a result of the fire, so most people wouldn’t agree that this “pretty cool.” The only “cool” part of this situation was the reporter, who calmly dodged the man’s inappropriate question to continue doing her job.
(h/t Gawker)
More Must-Reads from TIME
- Breaking Down the 2024 Election Calendar
- How Nayib Bukele’s ‘Iron Fist’ Has Transformed El Salvador
- What if Ultra-Processed Foods Aren’t as Bad as You Think?
- How Ukraine Beat Russia in the Battle of the Black Sea
- Long COVID Looks Different in Kids
- How Project 2025 Would Jeopardize Americans’ Health
- What a $129 Frying Pan Says About America’s Eating Habits
- The 32 Most Anticipated Books of Fall 2024
Contact us at letters@time.com