Letter carrier and union member Tom Sapienza was making his rounds Saturday when he came upon a burning building. Without hesitation, he and several others entered the building to look for trapped residents. No one was seriously injured in the blaze. Afterward, Sapienza went back to doing his job: 

Tom, a member of the National Association of Letter Carriers, risked his own life to run into a burning building to look for residents. Not many people would think of the mailman as the first person to run into a burning building, but that is exactly what Tom did. Then when it was over he went right back to doing what he does every day, delivering the mail.

“Sapienza, after being treated, returned to his postal truck, saying he wasn’t allowed to talk to reporters but wasn’t planning on going right home.

“‘I have to get back on my route,’ Sapienza said.” 

After risking his own life, he delivered all of the mail in his truck, albeit with a little delay.

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