Forrest Griffin, of Bethel, Vt., steps outside the fire line at his business Mid-State Sports in Randolph, Vt. after posting "no trespassing signs" Wednesday, May 4, 2016. The building, owned by Griffin and containing two restaurants upstairs, burned starting about 1 a.m. Wednesday. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.
Forrest Griffin, of Bethel, Vt., steps outside the fire line at his business Mid-State Sports in Randolph, Vt. after posting "no trespassing signs" Wednesday, May 4, 2016. The building, owned by Griffin and containing two restaurants upstairs, burned starting about 1 a.m. Wednesday. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

Randolph — A three-alarm fire early this morning heavily damaged three businesses on South Main Street in downtown Randolph, including the China Jade restaurant, Vermont Maple BBQ and Mid State Sports.

The fire, which was reported shortly before 1 a.m., has been ruled accidental, and is believed to have started near the smoker in the barbecue business, according to a state fire investigator.

All three businesses are in the same building at the corner of South Main and Weston streets. Nobody was injured in the blaze.

For a full report, see Thursday’s Valley News.