Major fire at Vermont Country Store Warehouse

CLARENDON, Vt. (AP) - The cause of a major fire at the Vermont Country Store warehouse remains under investigation.

The fire was in Clarendon was reported around 10:45 p.m. The Rutland Fire department said its crews remained on the scene until around 5 a.m. Sunday. Route 7B was closed for about 12 hours and reopened late Sunday morning.

There was no word on the cause or if there were any injuries.

The original Vermont Country Store opened in Weston in 1946. There is another store in Rockingham, and the company has a large mail-order business.