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By Nicole Orne, Reformer Staff Photos: Zachary P. Stephens/Reformer Saturday, May 3 PUTNEY - Flames consumed the third floor of the Putney General Store late Saturday night, with firefighters from a number of departments working into the morning to put out the fire. The call came in at 9:52 p.m., officials said, and the first responders arrived in about five minutes to find the top of the building fully involved. Putney Fire Chief Tom Goddard said there was heavy water damage to the bottom two floors, but the fire had not spread down. Firefighters also fought extensions spreading into the building next door, which holds Offerings Jewelry. "There's no known cause yet," Goddard said. Fire investigators would come down Sunday, he said, but the fire was not considered suspicious. Owner Erhan Oge would not comment at the scene. Vermont departments from Dummerston, Putney, Brattleboro, Westminster, Guilford, Vernon, Bellows Falls and New Hampshire departments from Charlestown, West Moreland, Spofford, Walpole, Keene and Chesterfield worked on the scene. Rescue, Inc. and Vermont State Police also responded. Nicole Orne can be reached at norne@reformer.com or 802-254-2311, ext. 277.
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