POSCO Cheongam Foundation Selects Lee Myung-hee, Who Saved 3 People at Accident Scene, as 'POSCO Heroes'

Fire Suppression and Passenger Rescue Efforts at Highway Chain Collision Scene
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[Asia Economy Reporter Hwang Yoon-joo] The POSCO Cheongam Foundation has selected a citizen who risked danger at the scene of a chain collision accident on the highway near Gido Gonjiam IC, swiftly extinguished the fire, and rescued the occupants, saving precious lives, as a 'POSCO Hero.'

The POSCO Cheongam Foundation announced on the 29th that it selected Lee Myung-hee as a 'POSCO Hero' and presented her with a plaque and scholarship at the Daejeon Daedeok Fire Station. On January 13th, while transporting logistics to Seoul, Lee witnessed a traffic accident involving a chain collision of three vehicles?a passenger car, a cargo truck, and an SUV?on the highway near Gonjiam Interchange in Gyeonggi Province.

In the critical moment when flames were rising from the passenger car, Lee used a fire extinguisher to suppress the fire to prevent it from spreading to other accident vehicles. When the flames did not subside easily, she broke the windshield with a hammer to rescue the occupants of the overturned cargo truck, first saving the passenger in the front seat, but the driver was unable to escape easily.

Although Lee sustained facial injuries from broken glass during the rescue, she wiped away the fuel spilled from the accident vehicles on the road to protect the driver until the fire truck arrived, preventing the fire from spreading to the cargo truck. Fortunately, the fire was contained, and the cargo truck driver was safely rescued by firefighters.

A representative of the POSCO Cheongam Foundation said, "Lee Myung-hee risked danger at the scene of a traffic accident with rising flames, swiftly extinguished the fire, and carried out occupant rescue activities, saving precious lives. Her self-sacrificing spirit and sense of duty serve as a model for our society, which is why she was selected as a POSCO Hero."

The POSCO Heroes Fellowship is a project carried out to practice POSCO's management philosophy of 'Corporate Citizenship,' supporting heroes who sacrificed themselves for the nation and social justice or their children to continue their studies stably.

The POSCO Cheongam Foundation actively discovers public officials and ordinary citizens who serve as social role models, raising social interest in righteous actions and creating a just society where members of our community can help each other even in difficult situations. Since starting the POSCO Heroes Fellowship in 2019, a total of 26 POSCO Heroes have been selected to date.

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