A person, believed to be an elderly woman, has died following a fire at a house in Malvern.

An eyewitness said a 6am explosion "woke up the street" in Churchill Drive.

She added two homes had been evacuated and a bungalow was "gutted"

There were five fire engines, three police cars and two ambulances on the scene.

West Mercia Police have since confirmed that one person has died.

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