A man in his 30s has died after an accident while helping to build a bonfire at a site in County Antrim, police have said
.It happened at the Antiville bonfire in Fairway in Larne at about 21:37 BST on Saturday evening.The Reverend Ben Preston, of Craigy Hill Presbyterian Church, said he had been to the scene.
"No-one involved in this kind of thing expects that to happen - the community is in shock and is numb," he told the BBC.Image source,"Our thanks go to the Ambulance Service, PSNI, and Fire and Rescue Service for their work tonight," he added.
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