April 21, 2003

Doing the right thing and the wrong thing . . . at the same time

A fuel truck driver in a Seattle suburb saw a truck on fire, so parked his truck, told the passengers to evacuate the vehicle, and using the fire extinguisher from his fuel truck, extinguished the engine fire. The local fire department arrived and gave praise to the driver for his prompt and efficient deed. His employer, however, was not so delighted with his efforts, for he was later reprimanded by his superiors for having wasted 15 minutes of company time and the cost of recharging the fire extinguisher. [full story]

Posted by Tiger at April 21, 2003 10:57 PM
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