Montclair Mail May Be Lost in Truck Fire

The state Department of Treasury is working to assist residents in many 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.

Read the full story from NorthJersey.com here.

A call to the Department of Treasury was not immediately returned.

George Flood, USPS region spokesperson, said that, as of Tuesday, the USPS Consumer Affairs Office had not received any inquiries about lost mail. But concerned customers may call 800-275-8777 to report lost mail, he said.

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