Watch as firefighters caught scrapping on live TV during second night of disorder

Watch as firefighters caught scrapping on live TV during second night of disorder Sky News cameras caught the two firefighters in a fight while their colleagues were in the middle of putting out a blaze 11:55, 11 Jun 2026 Firefighters start fighting while putting out fire during riots (SKY NEWS), This was the moment two firefighters were caught on live TV engaging in a fight during a second night of unrest in Northern Ireland following the Belfast knife attack. Police used water cannons on rioters, as officers were pelted with bricks and petrol bombs by balaclava-clad rioters in Co Antrim on Wednesday evening in the wake of Monday’s stabbing assault in North Belfast which left the victim in hospital. A Department for Infrastructure vehicle was left in flames as rioters confronted police near the Sandyknowes roundabout in Newtownabbey . Live TV coverage of the disorder captured two firefighters start fighting while dealing with the fire. Sky News cameras caught the two firefighters scrapping while their colleagues were in the middle of putting out the blaze. In response, a Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS) spokesperson said: “We are aware of an altercation at an incident yesterday evening (Wednesday 10 June). We do not comment on individual employee matters.” Other footage from last night showed dozens of men dressed all in black and wearing face coverings gathering on Antrim Road, where they could be seen tearing bricks from properties and smashing paving stones with sledgehammers to create projectiles to throw at police. Rioters attempted to set fire to a derelict property near a petrol station in Newtownabbey, with some throwing petrol bombs at police lines. They could also be seen taking wheelie bins from outside homes and lighting fires in them. The Northern Ireland Secretary Hilary Benn said 12 police officers were injured and 16 arrests made following the latest night of unrest. Elsewhere, police reported items having been set alight on the Ardmore Road in Co Derry . Hadi Alodid, 30, appeared in court on Wednesday, charged with attempted murder over Monday’s knife attack in which victim Stephen Ogilvie lost an eye. The reaction to the incident saw mobs set homes, a bus and cars on fire in Belfast on Tuesday, with people targeted based on their race. Article continues below The family of Mr Ogilvie said they were “disgusted” by the disorder. For the latest on this developing story follow our live blog here .