Published Friday, 08 July 2011
At 120 pallets high - and still unfinished with another 60 layers to go - the bonfire at Movilla has been touted as one of Northern Ireland's largest this year.
The community behind it say they spent many weeks planning with local councillors to make sure the structure is eco-friendly.
It has been erected on a site far away from houses and no tyres - which are illegal to burn on bonfires - or other dangerous materials have been used in its construction.
"It's going to be up to 100ft high, going up like a wedding cake, still sticking into circles," Wesley Thompson told UTV.
People love it, it's like a tourist attraction
Wesley Thompson
"There's no tyres or anything like that it's purely just wood, so there's no damage being done. The bonfires come from donations by ourselves, all chipping away at it."
However on the Donegall Road in Belfast, near the City Hospital, a bonfire packed with tyres has been built.
The Belfast Trust owns the site and says it will be investigating the structure, which it says is not regulated by their bonfire management scheme.
Wesley has urged bonfire builders in Belfast to follow the example of Movilla.
He said: "They should hit the tyres on the head, it's not doing the environment any good - try to stick to wood and keep it going that way."
Safety advice has been issued by the government, following a recent incident in which a man was critically injured after falling from a bonfire in Newtownabbey.
It includes keeping a safe distance from the fires and ensuring children are supervised at all times.
"The place will be well cordoned off and there'll be stewards to keep people back," Wesley Thompson continued.
"There'll be about 5,000 people down here on the Eleventh Night, all having a bit of craic and hopefully the weather will stay with us."
The Belfast Trust says, as in previous years, it will continue to work to ensure that the Belfast City Hospital remains a safe environment for patients, visitors and staff.