Firefighters have been called to the scene of a bonfire, which was set alight prematurely in North Belfast.
Fire crews were called to the York Street area shortly before 10am on Friday morning.
They were pictured hosing down a patch of charred land at the site of the Old Grove Swimming complex.
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A spokesperson for the Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service said: "One Fire Appliance from Whitla Fire Station attended the incident.
"Firefighters dealt quantity of bonfire material on fire. Firefighters left the incident at 10.28am and the cause of the fire is believed to be deliberate ignition."
The incident comes hours after police said a petrol bomb attack close to the Adam Street bonfire on Thursday evening is being treated as a hate crime.
A number of young people gathered in the Duncairn Gardens area shortly before 5pm and threw “petrol bombs and bricks” at the bonfire site.
The PSNI said one person has been cautioned and will be subject to a report to the Public Prosecution Service.
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