THE PSNI has removed bonfire materials blocking a street in a nationalist area of north Belfast.
Police said they lifted material blocking Victoria Parade "in order to allow traffic to flow again".
Safety concerns have been raised over the bonfire being built near several blocks of flats and a children's nursery.
'Anti-internment' bonfires are lit in some nationalist areas to mark the anniversary of the introduction of internment on August 9 1971.
Sinn Féin councillor JJ Magee has condemned the bonfire and said the local community is "totally against it".
He said the pyre is being built by local youths who "see it as a bit of fun" and nothing to do with marking the anniversary of internment.
Mr Magee said residents and police had to remove bonfire materials blocking the street on Wednesday night.
"Police removed them at one stage and residents had to get out of their cars and remove the materials themselves to get home," he said.
"It's disgraceful. It's just total anti-social behaviour and it has no support within the community whatsoever."
He urged local businesses to secure any pallets they own, and supermarkets to ensure their trolleys are not removed to help transport bonfire materials.
PSNI superintendent Robert Murdie confirmed officers removed bonfire materials from the area.
"Police received a report that a number of youths had placed waste material across Victoria Parade in north Belfast blocking the road and causing an obstruction to traffic," he said.
"Police attended and removed this material in order to allow traffic to flow again."
