2 people found dead after house fire in Chelsea, Vt.

An investigation is underway in Vermont after two people were found dead following an early morning fire at a home in Chelsea.

Vermont State Police say the fire at a single-family residence at 5 North Common was reported around 3:15 a.m. Wednesday, prompting a response from firefighters from multiple fire departments.

It took about 3.5 hours to extinguish the blaze, according to police, and the building is a total loss.

During a subsequent search of the home, investigators found the remains of two people, police added. Their bodies will be brought to the chief medical examiner’s office in Burlington for autopsies to confirm their identities and determine the cause and manner of their deaths.

Additional details about the fire, or the victims, were not immediately available. The deaths are being investigated by state police detectives, and the original and cause of the fire is under investigation by the Department of Public Safety Fire and Explosion unit.

Anyone with information that could help investigators is asked to call state police at 802-234-9933, or provide an anonymous tip online here.