Northern Ireland Fire Crews Responded To "Significant Increase" In Bonfire Related Calls.

Hundreds of orange order parades are taking place across the North today

Fire crews have dealt with a "significant increase" in emergency calls to bonfire-related incidents across Northern Ireland.

They responded to 40 call outs between 6pm yesterday evening and 2am this morning.

The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS) has said it dealt with a “significant increase” in emergency calls to bonfire-related incidents this yearhttps://t.co/CeyYnN4cJV

— Irish Examiner (@irishexaminer) July 12, 2021

Hundreds of orange order parades are taking place across the north today as part of the 12th of July loyalist commemoration, with thousands of PSNI officers deployed, should tensions flare.

DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson says it's important the community celebrates today

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