TWO people have been killed in a blaze at a bungalow.

TWO people have been killed in a blaze at a bungalow in Essex.

Emergency services were called to reports of a fire in Southern Hay, Eastwood, early yesterday morning.

A spokesman for Essex Fire and Rescue Service said a 77-year-old man and a woman aged 79 died at the scene.

An investigation has been carried out by officers and the fire was believed to have started accidentally.