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Man dies after falling from Belfast bonfire
Police said a man in his 40s died in hospital after a fall at the bonfire site, and investigators have informed the Health and Safety Executive.
- Warren AKA Lyttle died on Saturday after falling from a bonfire in Belfast's Braniel estate on Friday night, with the Police Service of Northern Ireland confirming a man in his 40s died in hospital following the fall.
- Traditional Eleventh Night bonfires were lit across Northern Ireland on Friday ahead of Monday's Orange Order parades, which mark the 334th anniversary of the Battle of the Boyne when Protestant King William of Orange triumphed.
- The Braniel Bonfire Committee, Braniel Loyal Flute Band and Braniel Community Group called it a "tragic accident," extending deepest sympathies to Lyttle's family while organizers requested a minute's silence in his memory before lighting the bonfire.
- Police are investigating the circumstances of the fall as the Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland has been informed of the incident at the bonfire site.
- While most bonfires pass without incident, some have sparked controversy over displays; a Moygashel bonfire in County Tyrone drew widespread condemnation for featuring a replica mosque before being lit early on Thursday.
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Man who died after fall from Belfast bonfire named locally
The man who fell from an Eleventh Night bonfire in Belfast and died has been named locally as Warren Lyttle. The incident occurred in the Braniel housing estate in the east of the city on Friday night. Lyttle was swiftly taken to hospital and is believed to have passed away on Saturday afternoon. Police are […]
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