A Belfast councillor has blamed the recent spate of Eleventh Night bonfires attacks on republicans.
Jolene Bunting said the premature torching of bonfires was designed to raise tensions ahead of the Twelfth.
There have been at least five such fires in recent days, though neither the police or fire service were able to confirm this figure.
Councillor Bunting's claim of republican involvement in the attacks comes as video footage apparently showing those responsible for burning the Sandy Row bonfire was posted online.
The phone footage – which has since been removed – would appear to have been taken by a person known to those responsible.
The commentary accompanying the footage from somebody who described themselves as "the director", appears to celebrating the attack and refers to one of those responsible for the blaze as "Wee New Lodge", which is thought to relate to the nationalist area of north Belfast.
In the immediate aftermath of Thursday morning's blaze a man in his 30s was arrested following disturbances and later released on bail.
Two other men were also removed from the area by police for what they later described as "safety reasons".
In the early hours of Friday a bonfire in the Old Warren area of Lisburn was deliberately torched. There have been similar blazes over recent days in east Belfast, Bangor in Co Down and Stoneyford in Co Antrim.
According to Belfast TUV councillor Jolene Bunting, all the attacks are the work of republicans.
She said the burning of loyalist bonfires was happening for the sole reason of raising tensions in the run up to the Twelfth.
"I would appeal to the unionist community to remain calm and not give republicans the response they are seeking to provoke,".
"If children had been camping out at or on one of these bonfires – as they sometimes do – there could have been devastating consequences."
Ms Bunting said people needed to be vigilant and report suspicious activity to the police.
"Furthermore, it is encumbrance upon the PSNI to threat these attacks seriously and seek to bring those behind them to justice," she said.
