THIS is the bizarre moment two firefighters scrap each other while their colleagues battle a blazing lorry during Belfast’s riot chaos.
Shocking footage captured from a news helicopter caught the pair standing face-to-face as smoke billowed from a lorry fire nearby.
The firefighters – cladded in their firefighting gear – could be seen confronting each other and even bash helmets.
Moments later, the pair shove one another despite the dramatic scenes unfolding around them.
The camera then cuts away to focus on the burning lorry as their colleagues continued with the task at hand – tackling the blaze.
The shot then zooms out and the pair can be seen at the rear of the fire engine continuing to fight, with one appearing to headbutt the other.
A colleague then gets in between them and holds them apart from each other and stops the fight.
The confrontation came as emergency services faced mounting pressure during a second consecutive night of disorder in the Northern Irish capital.
Riots first erupted on Tuesday evening after outrage following an alleged frenzied knife attack on Stephen Ogilvie in north Belfast.
Sudanese national Hadi Alodid is currently being held in custody after appearing in court charged with attempted murder, possession of an article with a blade in a public place and threats to kill.
But Stephen’s family have repeatedly urged calm and pleaded with people not to use the attack to fuel unrest.
Despite those appeals, hundreds of masked yobs took to the streets for a second night, clashing with police in scenes of mayhem.
Vehicles were set alight while petrol bombs were hurled at officers amid the violence.
Police deployed water cannons and fired plastic bullets in attempts to disperse crowds as fires raged through the night.
A derelict bungalow beside a Maxol petrol station was torched by thugs, while a car was set ablaze before being overturned onto its roof.
The latest disorder followed a night of chaos on Tuesday when burnt-out buses and cars littered streets in front of blackened buildings.
Rioters also targeted homes they believed belonged to migrants and attacked a Middle Eastern supermarket.
Families were forced to flee as houses were set on fire during the disorder.
Among those rescued was a two-month-old baby, who was taken to safety by police officers amid what was described as “vile behaviour”.
By Wednesday morning, a major clean-up operation was under way, with charred debris and rubbish strewn across deserted roads.
Three people were arrested following the violence and two police officers suffered injuries.
The unrest followed the horrific attack on Stephen, believed to be 44, who suffered devastating injuries.
Shocking footage previously showed a man repeatedly slashing at his face and neck while horrified witnesses screamed: “Get off.”
