Two people have died following reports of an explosion in a garden.

Emergency services were called to reports of a fire at 6.10pm on Friday in the garden of a house in Heol Fawr, Nelson, Caerphilly, south Wales.

Gwent Police said officers and firefighters from South Wales Fire and Rescue Service attended the scene.

A force spokesman said: "Two people have sadly been pronounced dead at the scene and their family has been informed."

The road is closed as investigations into the fire continue.

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