Man describes 'feeling I'll never get over' as his Belfast home of 13 years burns down

Man describes 'feeling I'll never get over' as his Belfast home of 13 years burns down Jamie Corrie said he was forced to watch his home of over a decade 'go up on fire' after thugs torched a cars on his street amid terrifying riots in Belfast A man whose home of 13 years was set on fire and destroyed amid disorder in Belfast has shared his heartbreak. Unrest in Northern Ireland on Tuesday night led to horror scenes on the streets of Belfast as thugs torched parts of city, setting fire to cars, buses and houses. Mobs also targeted people based on their races and clashed with police, despite officials urging people not to turn to violence. Jamie Corrie revealed how he was left watching his beloved home burn after a car belonging to neighbours who were "foreign nationals" was set on fire. Today, his property was left burnt out and said the property was "already engulfed in flames" by the time firefighters arrived. Jamie had lived on Lendrick Street, in east Belfast, for 13 years said he has been left "gutted" after losing his house amid the horror attack. Speaking to BBC NI, he said: "I told them before they were lighting the car, I said 'this is my property'. See standing there watching your house get burnt… that's a feeling I'll never get over." Jamie told LBC news that he moved away from his home and watched it burn from down the street when the "flames starting to get bigger and bigger". He said: "The next minute the cars started to explode, the doors started smoking, the windows started melting, and the next thing the house was going to go up on fire." The man added that everything in his home had been destroyed including "sentimental" items that "can't be replaced, that you'll not get again". Jamie also shared his anger at the attacks across Belfast last night, saying: "What does this resolve? What does this actually do? Burning cars out, wrecking your own community and now one of their own has just lost their home." Another resident on the same street, 19-yera-old Yura from Ukraine, said her family had to flee the area last night. She told the BBC: "My neighbour's house was set on fire. So, my front door caught the fire a bit. It had to be kicked out to stop the fire because it was about to go in the house." Police, on Wednesday, said they are braced for more violent scenes and security minister Dan Jarvis, in Westminster, said: "Reports that ethnic minorities were targeted are sickening." The Prime Minister called the unrest in Belfast "shocking and completely unacceptable". This comes after local man Stephen Ogilvie was attacked with a knife on Kinnaird Avenue on 10.30pm on Monday. Hadi Alodid, 30, from Sudan, was arrested and charged with attempted murder, possession of an article with a blade or point in a public place and making threats to kill. He appeared in appeared before Belfast Magistrates' Court on Wednesday morning. The court heard Ogilvie lost his left eye and suffered deep cuts to his head, face and back. District Judge Stephen Keown refused bail after hearing police concerns there could be "significant public disorder" if he was released due to "strong public feeling" about the incident. The judge warned that anyone who plans to take part in further disorder in Northern Ireland should "be prepared to go to prison". Police Service of Northern Ireland Chief Constable Jon Boutcher said 200 more officers would be on the streets on Wednesday night, adding: "We will deal with this." Ogilvie’s family said in a statement they were "devastated by the horrific attack" but pleaded for calm, saying: "We want to make it absolutely clear that overnight unrest is not welcome, and peaceful protest is the only way forward. We have many migrants who make a deeply valuable contribution to our country, including in our healthcare system and hospitality sector and we depend on them to make our country work."