Urea Water Piled at Fire Station Entrance... 'Donation Angels' Appear Nationwide

Donations of urea solution continued to arrive at the Yulha, Jangyu, and Jinrye 119 Safety Centers of the Gimhae West Fire Station.
[Photo by Gyeongnam Fire Headquarters]

[Asia Economy Reporter Hwang Sumi] Amid the ongoing shortage of urea solution, the actions of citizens secretly leaving urea solution in front of 119 Safety Centers have become a hot topic.

According to the Gyeongnam Fire Headquarters on the 7th, 10ℓ boxes of urea solution were steadily piled up at the entrances of the Yulha, Jangyu, and Jinrye 119 Safety Centers of the Gimhae Western Fire Station that morning.

There were a total of two donors, both presumed to be male.

One man left three containers of urea solution at Yulha, one container each at Jangyu and Jinrye, and then disappeared. Another man donated three containers of urea solution at Jangyu around the same time and vanished.

Upon belatedly realizing the donations, the Gyeongnam Fire Headquarters expressed gratitude, saying, "We will repay the hearts of the donating residents with prompt dispatch."

The previous day around 10 p.m., two 10ℓ containers of urea solution were also donated and left by someone in front of the Hupyeong 119 Safety Center of the Chuncheon Fire Station in Gangwon. CCTV installed in the center's parking lot captured a white car entering and leaving within about 40 seconds.

Earlier, on the 5th, a man appeared at the Shinsong 119 Safety Center in Songdo-dong, Incheon, left three 10ℓ containers of urea solution, and disappeared.

A man who appeared at the Sinsong 119 Safety Center in Songdo-dong, Incheon, left behind three 10-liter containers of urea solution and disappeared.
[Photo by Songdo Fire Station]

At that time, the man, wearing black pants and a beige outer garment, took out three boxes from the trunk of an SUV and placed them at the center's entrance before leaving.

A Songdo Fire Station official said, "The donated urea solution will be used by the Songdo Fire Station," and added, "We express our gratitude to the person who helped in this difficult situation."

None of those who donated urea solution and disappeared left any letters or other notes besides the urea solution.

The fire authorities believe that these individuals donated urea solution out of concern over delays in fire vehicle dispatch caused by the recent shortage of urea solution.

Meanwhile, urea solution is an essential item for diesel engine vehicles and is used in nitrogen oxide reduction devices.

Among the 6,758 fire trucks operated by the fire authorities, 80.5%, and among the 1,675 ambulances, 90% use urea solution. These vehicles cannot start at all without urea solution.

However, due to China's recent ban on urea exports, the price of urea solution has skyrocketed, and it remains difficult to obtain.

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