‘Think Safety First!’ Bonfire Builders told
AS Ballymena’s bonfire builders go into over-drive in their frantic final collections for 12th night celebrations, the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service has urged all involved to put safety first.
They say: Site the bonfire well away from houses, garages, sheds, fences, overhead cables, trees and shrubs
As a guide allow a ratio of 1:5, i.e. the distance from the bonfire to the nearest property should be f times the height of the bonfire
Build the stack so that it is stable and will not collapse
And never build huts or dens inside the bonfire!