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VIDEO: Norwegians set world record for largest bonfire

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VIDEO: Norwegians set world record for largest bonfire
The bonfire was measured at 47.4 metres. Photo: Runar Andersen / NTB scanpix

On Saturday night, a record-high bonfire went up in flames in Norway.

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The Sankthans (Midsummer) bonfire on Slinningsodden in Ålesund over the weekend was measured at 47.4 metres, setting a new world record. 
 
The world's tallest Midsummer bonfire was lit on Saturday night, with the fire department and emergency services standing by as observers watched the record fire from land and in small boats. 
 
The world record was confirmed by the Møre and Romsdal Police. According to Sunnmørsposten, the Slinningsodden bonfire was measured by laser at 47.4 metres. It was made up of pallets and was built without any machinery at all. 
 
See videos of the record fire here: 
 
 

I tilfelle nokken av dokke ikkje fikk med dokke når bålet datt #sankthans2016 #slinningsbålet

A video posted by Truls Enstad (@xnstad) on Jun 26, 2016 at 2:02pm PDT

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