BGF Retail Provides Emergency Relief Supplies to Uljin Wildfire Damage Site

"Upon Hearing Wildfire News, Ministry of the Interior and Safety and Others Launch National Disaster Emergency Relief 'BGF Bridge'"
BGF Logistics Supplies 3,000 Servings of Bread, Drinks, Water, Cup Noodles at Daegu Chilgok Center
Convenience Stores Nationwide Serve as Public Infrastructure in Emergencies

CU officials are loading emergency relief supplies into a vehicle.

[Asia Economy Reporter Yuri Kim] BGF Retail, which operates CU, announced on the 6th that it has provided emergency relief supplies for disaster victims and firefighting personnel in Uljin, Gyeongbuk, where a large wildfire occurred.

On the morning of the 4th, a wildfire started on a hill in Ducheon-ri, Buk-myeon, Uljin-gun, Gyeongbuk, and quickly spread to nearby areas due to strong winds, causing extensive damage to houses and facilities and resulting in numerous disaster victims. The forestry authorities have issued a level 3 wildfire alert and a national crisis warning for wildfire disasters at the 'Severe' level, deploying helicopters and thousands of firefighting personnel to focus all efforts on extinguishing the fire.

BGF Retail activated 'BGF Bridge,' a national disaster emergency relief activity established with the Ministry of the Interior and Safety and the National Disaster Relief Association, and immediately delivered relief supplies to the affected site through two centers, BGF Logis Daegu Center and Chilgok Center, upon receiving the support request. The relief supplies provided this time consist of food and beverages for 3,000 people, including bread, drinks, bottled water, chocolate bars, and cup noodles, which will be supplied to disaster victims and firefighting personnel. Additional support is currently under review depending on the wildfire situation.

BGF Retail signed a 'Business Agreement on Disaster Prevention and Relief' with the Ministry of the Interior and Safety and others in 2015, the first in the industry, and supports national disaster prevention and emergency relief activities based on more than 30 logistics centers nationwide and the CU network across the country. It also conducted emergency relief activities in Gangwon Goseong and Yangyang, which suffered significant damage from wildfires in 2019. BGF Retail keeps emergency relief kits from the National Disaster Relief Association at major logistics centers nationwide at all times, enabling immediate response in emergency situations.

Park Jung-kwon, Head of Communications at BGF Retail, said, "We will actively support to ensure rapid recovery from the damage," and added, "We will continue to strengthen the social function of convenience store infrastructure to watch over the well-being of local communities and provide essential help."

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