Fire service deals with significant increase in calls on Eleventh Night

The national flag of Ireland, ‘the tricolour’ burning on the Tigers Bay ‘eleventh night’ bonfire in Belfast in the early hours of Monday morning (Liam McBurney/PA)

The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS) has said it dealt with a “significant increase” in emergency calls to bonfire-related incidents this year.

More than 230 Eleventh Night bonfires were lit across Northern Ireland between Friday and Sunday nights.