A young mum says she is scared for her toddler's life as a huge bonfire is being built outside her home. Gold Onwuka has been watching in fear as people continue to add to the enormous pile of wood and furniture in preparation for Bonfire night.
And with over two weeks still to go before November 5, it is likely that the mountain of rubbish near Rickman Street in the Kirkdale area of Liverpool will only get bigger. The 24-year-old parent, who lives in a rental property with her 2-year-old son Royal, says her worries are founded in experience.
During last year's event, a large bonfire was lit on the same site led caused damage to her house - including melted pipes and a broken window, the Liverpool Echo reports. She said: "It was scary, I had to get my son out of his bedroom because it was closest to the big fire.