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<p>AVON, Conn. &#8212; A newlywed couple had no problem saying &#8220;I do&#8221; a second time, when Connecticut firefighters asked them if they wanted a ride to their reception after their bus was disabled by a small blaze.</p><p>Maria Leonardi and Justin Stone, of New York City, were treated to a 15-minute voyage in a fire engine from a church to her father&#8217;s home in Avon on a recent Saturday, complete with wailing sirens. Neither had ridden in a fire engine before.</p><p>&#8220;It was quite a spectacle,&#8221; Leonardi said. &#8220;It just made the best day better.&#8221;</p><p>Firefighters with the Avon Volunteer Fire Department were dispatched to a trolley bus fire outside the West Avon Congregational Church. The bus was supposed to take the couple and their wedding party to the reception at Leonardi&#8217;s father&#8217;s home.</p><p>The bus driver had put out the small engine fire with an extinguisher by the time firefighters arrived. But that didn&#8217;t stop them from giving their own gift to the couple &#8212; a lift aboard a big red fire truck.</p><p>&#8220;Those of us that are married know how much planning it takes,&#8221; Assistant Fire Chief Joe Speich said. &#8220;We wanted to make sure they still had a special day.&#8221;</p><p style="text-align: right;"><em> &#8212; The Associated Press</em></p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">Newlywed Maria Leonardi is being helped out of a fire engine by a firefighter in Avon, Conn., on June 10. Firefighters gave the couple a ride to their reception after their bus caught fire outside the church after the ceremony. (Bill Bitterli via AP) </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/web1_Fire3.jpg</photo0><caption0>Newlywed Maria Leonardi is being helped out of a fire engine by a firefighter in Avon, Conn., on June 10. Firefighters gave the couple a ride to their reception after their bus caught fire outside the church after the ceremony. (Bill Bitterli via AP) </caption0><photoCredit0></photoCredit0></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/web1_Fire2.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Volunteer firefighters in Avon, Conn., pose with newlyweds Maria Leonardi and Justin Stone on June 10. Firefighters gave the couple a ride to their reception after their bus caught fire outside the church after the ceremony. (Ken Sedlak/Avon Volunteer Firefighter via AP) </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo1>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/web1_Fire2.jpg</photo1><caption1>Volunteer firefighters in Avon, Conn., pose with newlyweds Maria Leonardi and Justin Stone on June 10. Firefighters gave the couple a ride to their reception after their bus caught fire outside the church after the ceremony. (Ken Sedlak/Avon Volunteer Firefighter via AP) </caption1><photoCredit1></photoCredit1></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/web1_Fire1.jpg">
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We do! Newlyweds accept fire truck ride after bus blaze