86. Postal truck becomes engulfed in flames in Edgewater, but mail salvaged

 

Postal truck catches fire in Edgewater, FL.Photos for Headline Surfer / A mail truck caught fire in Edgewater as shown here, but the carrier saved the mail inside.

EDGEWATER -- The post office motto states: "Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds." It doesn't say anything about the mail truck catching fire.

That is exactly what occurred in the 1400 block of Willow Oak Drive in the Florida Shores subdivision when a U.S. Postal Service carrier's mail truck caught fire last March while he was making his appointed rounds. It comes in as No. 86 in Headline Surfer's countdown of the top 100 stories of 2012.

 

Here is a synopsis of what happened as reported by Edgewater Fire Services Capt. Jill Danigel, who, along with four other firefighters, responded to a 9-1-1 call at 1:24 p.m.: "Upon arrival firefighters found a small local delivery truck fully engulfed in flames. The fire was extinguished in less than two minutes."

Danigel continued: "The driver received minor injuries removing all of the mail from the vehicle. The driver was treated at the scene and did not require ambulance transport. The cause of the fire was determined to be accidental and related to recent mechanical issues with the truck."

Thomas Conroy, a 17-year-old senior at New Smyrna Beach High School on open campus, saw the fire, right in front of his house and snapped some dramatic photos of the flames and the aftermath. 

Not only was the mail truck destroyed, but so was the family's mailbox and the mail inside it. His mom, Lynn Conroy, said the fire melted the mailbox and the contents in it.

Top 100 Countdown Recap:

86. Postal truck becomes engulfed in flames in Edgewater, but mail salvaged
87. New Smyrna Beach Finance Dept. wins national award
88. Sad irony: Elderly man drown in river named for death
89. NSB Fire Chief Dave McAllister among community award winners by Volusia League of Cities
90. Unlicensed 17-year-old Orange City boy runs over and kills 84-year-old woman in Deltona shopping plaza
91. NSB City Clerk Johnny Bledsoe gets new contract; 20 weeks compensation if canned
92. Votran bus operator drives 2 million miles on Volusia County roads without an accident
93. Jason McGuirk gets Jim Hathaway's seat on NSB commission
94. Holly Hill woman calls in bomb threat at work forcing evacuation of 300; tells cops she was bored
95. Sheriff holds open house in Oak Hill six months after taking over law enforcement duties
Link: http://headlinesurfer.com/content/411109-95-sheriff-holds-open-house-oak-hill-six-months-after-taking-over-law-enforcement-dut
96. Audio: Cop pursuit in New Smyrna Beach with speeds clocked at 100 mph-plus ends with stop sticks
97. Ponce Inlet Councilman Joseph Perrone holds onto his seat by one vote
98. Edgewater's Tia McDonald featured in book while visiting Australia
99. Gene Emter wins Edgewater City Council seat by 12-vote margin in special election Link: http://headlinesurfer.com/content/410884-99-gene-emter-wins-edgewater-city-council-seat-12-vote-margin-special-election
100. Chip Ganassi cars finish 1-2 in Rolex at Daytona
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