Eleventh night celebrations, at Edgarstown, Portadown, where the bonfire was held two days earlier than usual. Picture: Philip Magowan / PressEyeA massive bonfire collapsed in Portadown, Co Armagh last night. In a video, dozens of people can be seen running away from the massive flames which almost toppled down onto them. Police and fire service personnel attended the bonfire site on Corcrain Road at around 11.50pm after the bonfire collapsed. “People are more than entitled to celebrate their culture and I wish them well with all of that, but culture isn’t bonfires and culture isn’t other communities feeling under attack.

Source: Irish Independent July 10, 2021 10:48 UTC