EASTON, MD — On Tuesday, Dec. 1, a U. S. Postal Service letter carrier’s delivery vehicle was destroyed in a fire while making deliveries at the Amish Country Farmers Market in the Easton Plaza Shopping Center on Marlboro Road. The carrier was not injured in the vehicle fire and the cause of the fire is under investigation.

The carrier had completed picking up mail from 18 collection boxes when the vehicle caught fire. Some of the collected mail was destroyed.

Mail deposited between 3 p.m. Monday, Nov. 30, and Tuesday, Dec. 1 in the following collection boxes may have been impacted:

Customers who deposited mail in these collection boxes and believe their mail may have been affected by this incident, or who have questions regarding the status of their mail, should contact Easton Postmaster Valerie Archibald at 410-822-0491.
The Postal Service apologizes for any inconvenience to customers and will make every effort salvage as much of the mail as possible.

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