Marion, KS, City Carrier Assistant Tassie Britton was delivering mail recently when she and a customer noticed a strong odor of natural gas. They found a truck that had struck a gas line. Britton instructed the customer to call the gas company, which arrived and repaired the line. The customer credited Britton’s quick thinking with preventing an explosion.
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