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Maria Leonardi and Justin Stone pose with the firefighters who gave them a lift to their reception after their bus caught fire.
Avon Volunteer Fire Department/Facebook
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Maria Leonardi and Justin Stone were on a bus from their wedding ceremony to their reception when the engine caught fire.
The Avon Volunteer Fire Department came to put out the fire and gave the bride and groom a ride.
They didn't miss their party.
After getting married in West Avon Congregational Church in Avon, Connecticut, Maria Leonardi and Justin Stone piled into a bus with their wedding guests to travel to their reception. Then the engine caught fire.
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Four members of the Avon Volunteer Fire Department came to extinguish the blaze, but the newlyweds were left without a ride to their celebration. The firefighters went beyond the call of duty and offered them a ride in their truck.
AVFD shared photos of the bride and groom riding in Engine 14 on Facebook.
As one commenter noted, the post broke AVFD's record for their most "liked" Facebook post with nearly 5,000 reactions. Better yet, the couple didn't miss their party.
"I thought it was the best thing ever and they were so incredibly nice," Leonardi told ABC News. "They were just so gracious and wonderful."
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Talia Lakritz is a Life correspondent at Business Insider covering politics and power through a visual storytelling lens. She has reported from the White House as well as military installations, mansions, and museums across the country, bringing readers inside fascinating places through immersive features.Previously, she wrote for The New York Jewish Week and SciShow Space.Talia holds a BA in English with a concentration in Creative Writing from Barnard College of Columbia University and ordination as an interfaith minister from One Spirit Learning Alliance. She hopes to one day visit all 50 states and all 14 public presidential libraries.Politics and power:
