Around 250 bonfires were lit across Northern Ireland to mark the start of the 12th of July celebrations last night.
While today eight venues across the North will host processions to mark the 332nd anniversary of the Battle of the Boyne.
The Grand Orange Lodge of Ireland say an estimated half-a-million people are expected to participate.
Between 6pm and 2am last night Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service received a total of 203 emergency 999 calls.
They resulted in the fire service responding to 98 operational incidents.
In total they attended 35 bonfires.
I was at this eleventh night bonfire in East Belfast last night. It toppled over minutes after it was set alight, luckily nobody was hurt though
Also it was not far from houses in the area, but locals say they are ok with the distance between the bonfire and houses #bonfires pic.twitter.com/5f3FYyFDH0— Barry Whyte (@BarryWhyte85) July 12, 2022
Investigation launched
Meanwhile an investigation has been opened into the death of a man who fell from a bonfire in Co Antrim.
John Steele, who was in his 30s, died on Saturday night following the accident in Larne.
Mid and East Antrim Council have confirmed an investigation's underway.
Green Party Cllr in Belfast, Simon Lee, says bonfires need to made safer and more environmentally friendly:
"A lot of people out there do care about the environmental impact."
"So could we do it safer, could we do it in a greener way?"
"Certainly given recent events I think the safety bit is in people's minds."
"These larger bonfires do raise some safety concerns."
