PHOENIX (AP) -
Most of the mail in a U.S. Postal truck in Tucson was destroyed when a mechanical failure caused a fire that burned the vehicle.
The mail carrier got out of the truck unharmed and crews put out the fire within a few minutes, the Arizona Daily Star reported.
Mail from about 400 addresses was in the truck.
Robert Soler, a spokesman for the U.S. Postal Service, said any mail with a readable address would still be delivered to its intended recipient Monday, but most of the mail was destroyed.
Residents whose mail was ruined by the fire can expect to receive a letter from the postal service in the next day or two notifying them of the damage.
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