The image is a black and white photograph of a group of people standing in front of a building on fire. The building appears to be a two-story structure with columns and a chimney. The sky is dark and there is a large plume of smoke rising from the building. The people in the foreground are silhouetted against the red glow of the fire, and they are standing close together, facing the building with their backs to the camera. The image appears to have been taken at night, as the sky is not visible in the image.