French firemen under fire for being too sexy

French firemen have been reprimanded after making a video of themselves performing Carly Rae Jepsen’s “Call Me Maybe” in honour of a co-worker’s birthday.

“Happy birthday Naninanounax!, This was made on the occasion of a birthday, and was an attempt to make fun of ourselves. It is not meant to be taken seriously,” the firemen wrote in the YouTube description.

The video, which shows off the boys’ hot bodies as they strip in the shower, work out in the gym and even work the pole in drag has been deemed inappropriate by their superiors.

No word on what their punishment is going to be, but I can think of a few things, and it involves their big hoses:

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