Gone in 60 seconds: Video follows an eleventh night loyalist bonfire as it goes from standing tall to fiery ball

This one-minute video tracks the loyalist bonfire in Greenisland estate on the eleventh night 2023.
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The area, on the east Antrim coast, just to the south of Carrickfergus, hosts the annual bonfire on a green close to the local Northern Ireland Supporters Club (preceded by a small childrens’ bonfire).

The footage here begins this afternoon before the crowds had gathered, then follows the scenes as it was lit at midnight and subsequently consumed by fire, sending a cloud of cinders and ember flakes drifting through the night.

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The video is a 60-second edit showing its transition from midnight to about 12.30am.

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