'Unexpected Donations' Angels Appear... Citizens Secretly Leave Urea Solution at Fire Station and Disappear

A citizen is discreetly placing a urea solution container at a 119 Safety Center in Gimhae-si, Gyeongnam. [Image source=Gyeongnam Fire Headquarters]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters reporters Kim Yong-woo and Lee Sang-hyun] Acts of kindness by citizens to keep fire trucks running are continuing.

On the 7th, the 'secret delivery' of urea solution by citizens, who quietly left it at three fire stations around Gimhae City, Gyeongnam, was caught on CCTV.

The Gyeongnam Fire Headquarters announced that on that day, two citizens were identified donating about ten 10L containers of urea solution to three 119 Safety Centers in Yulha, Jangyu, and Jinrye, Gimhae City.

The Fire Headquarters said the donors left the urea solution containers without revealing their identities, but their good deeds were recognized by reviewing CCTV footage.

Among the two angelic donors, one person went around the three 119 Safety Centers that day, discreetly leaving 1 to 3 containers of urea solution from their SUV at each location, avoiding the firefighters' notice.

The Gyeongnam Fire Headquarters expressed gratitude for the kindness shown to support fire truck dispatches and sent photos to the media embracing the 'angel's heart (urea solution)' they donated.

The photo shows four firefighters from the Yulha 119 Center in Gimhae smiling brightly, each holding one container of urea solution, totaling four containers.

Gyeongnam Gimhae Yulha 119 Safety Center members respond with a photo holding a donated urea solution container in gratitude for the good deed of the urea solution donation angel. [Image source=Gyeongnam Fire Headquarters]

Urea solution is an essential item used in Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) systems, which are mandatory on trucks and other vehicles to reduce nitrogen oxides. It breaks down carcinogenic nitrogen oxides into nitrogen and water.

Most diesel vehicles have a system that limits power output if the urea solution runs low, causing the vehicle to lose speed.

If the urea solution runs out while driving, the vehicle may stop. If the engine is turned off without urea solution, it will not start again.

South Korea depends on China for 97% of the urea, the raw material for urea solution. The current shortage crisis occurred because China restricted urea exports.

If emergency vehicles like fire trucks cannot dispatch due to a lack of urea solution, it directly affects others' lives. This is why unexpected 'angel donors' have appeared.

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