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Long Valley Mail May Be Lost in Truck Fire
State agency working to help residents whose mail never made it to government offices.
The state Department of Treasury is working to assist residents in many Morris County towns whose mail, sent to government offices between Sept. 7 and Sept. 10, burned in a truck fire last month, according to NorthJersey.com.
Affected zip codes begin with 070 to 076, 078, 079, 088 and 089.
All of the mail that was on the truck on Sept. 11 was destroyed in the accident near Hightstown on the New Jersey Turnpike when the driver collided with another truck. The driver of the truck carrying the mail was killed, NorthJersey.com reported.
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Bill Quinn, spokesman for the state Department of Treasury said, "We're making arrangements to try to help out people whose mail was destroyed in this unfortunate fire. If people had payments that were due, we're extending the deadline on that until at least Oct. 15."
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