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Hero Mailman Saves Home from Fire with a Garden Hose, then Continues His Route

Hero Mailman Saves Home from Fire with a Garden Hose, then Continues His Route

Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night nor heroic firer fighting stays Darrian Crutcher from the swift completion of his appointed rounds. When the Detroit mailman came across a house fire while on his daily route, he grabbed a garden hose, ran into the blaze and fought back the flames until the fire department showed up. After his work saving the home from certain destruction was complete, Crutcher grabbed his mailbag, and finished his route “not even pausing to take a break or get a drink of water.” He told a local news station, “I wouldn’t say a hero. It was a blessing for me to be at that spot at that particular time.” You may not call yourself a “hero” Darrian, but we sure would …

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