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Teen Engulfed In Flames At Belfast Bonfire Is Seriously Injured

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05:38 12 Jul 2021


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It's understood a teenager has been seriously injured after being engulfed by flames at a bonfire in north Belfast.

It happened at around 12.30am, to commemorate July 12th.

Footage of the incident which happened near Ballysillan is circulating on social media.

Police have confirmed that medics are treating a man in the hospital, for burns to his face and body and are appealing for information.

Meanwhile, a Sinn Féin MLA has called on the Police to explain an incident in Portadown on Friday.

John O'Dowd the PSNI must explain why they allowed crowds to gather near a bonfire that collapsed.

MLA Will Refer The Incident To Ombudsman

John O'Dowd says he intends to refer the Edgarstown incident to the Police Ombudsman:

"The primary objective of the police service is to protect lives and property."

So he's called on the police to explain why they didn't stop the fire from being lit in the first place.

"Why were so many people allowed to gather in the vicinity of a structure which was clearly in a dangerous state?"

"Videos from social media show how close we came to a major disaster."

Finally, he says the spectators are running away from the "collapsing inferno" in these videos.


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