A demolition team began knocking down the Poundstretcher store in Blackwood.
The Poundstretcher store in Blackwood is being demolished following a blaze in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
South Wales Fire and Rescue Service say the cause of the fire was bins being set alight.
Fire crews were called out at around 2 o'clock this morning.
Officers say refuse bins were on fire and this had spread to the store room at the back of the shop.
Due to safety concerns the High Street was closed and the electricity supply to a number of shops was cut. Structural engineers were called out to assess the safety of the building.
The building on Blackwood High Street was demolished on safety grounds.
The damage is evident in this photo from our reporter Hannah Thomas Credit: Hannah Thomas/ITV NewsThe fire started in the early hours. Credit: Hannah Thomas/ITV News
Firefighters have been tackling a fire at a recycling centre at Llandudno Junction.
They say waste wood and a lorry were damaged at the facility on Ffordd Maelgwyn in the early hours. At its height more than 20 personnel were involved in fighting the fire.
North Wales Fire Service are investigating a blaze at an empty shop in Llandudno. No one was injured, but officers say they're treating the fire as arson.
Man to reappear in court charged with triple murder
by Hannah Thomas
A man charged with the murders of a family who died in a Cwmbran house fire six days ago is to reappear in court today.
Carl Mills, who's 28, was charged with the murders of Kim Buckley, her seventeen year-old daughter Kayleigh, and her six month-old granddaughter Kimberley on Friday night.
Neighbours battled in vain to save the family from their burning home in the Coed Eva area of Cwmbran but were beaten back by the flames.
A candlelit vigil has been held in their memory and a book of condolence opened in the town.
Carl Mills appeared at Caerphilly Magistrates Court on Saturday morning but spoke only to confirm his name, address and date of birth.
He was remanded in custody and will appear at Cardiff Crown Court later this afternoon.
A teenager has pleaded not guilty to the murder of a man whose body was found after a fire at this home in Pentyrch.
Bleddyn King, 19, of Abercynon Road, Abercynon, denied murder in a short hearing at Cardiff Crown Court today.
64 year-old David Evans was found dead by fire fighters who attended a blaze at his house in the village of Pentyrch, on the outskirts of Cardiff in January.
Mr King was remanded in custody and will stand trial at Cardiff Crown Court in October.
