By FireRescue1 Staff
MEXICO CITY, Mexico — A firefighter died Monday while attempting to fix a hacked billboard screen that was broadcasting a porn film.
Alvaro Jimenez Gonzalez was trying to turn off the screen when he lost his footing and fell to the ground, reported the Daily Mail.
Raul Esquivel, the director of the fire brigade, confirmed Gonzalez’s death. “All the support of our institution and of the government of Mexico will go to the family [of] our friend,” Esquivel said.
Computer hackers were responsible for replacing the billboard’s advertisement with the porn film, which is located in a busy city center.
The company’s billboard issued an apology to the public and is investigating the hack.