A body has been discovered inside a burned-out car after several vehicles erupted in flames in South Wales.

The horrific discovery was made after emergency services rushed to the fire involving multiple vehicles in Porthcawl around 3am yesterday.

Firefighters managed to bring the inferno under control before making the tragic discovery of a person inside one of the cars.

Formal identification has not yet taken place, South Wales Police confirmed.

Shaken residents heard a series of 'loud bangs' in the middle of the night as the fire tore through the vehicles.