Hyundai Construction Equipment Presents Appreciation Plaque to Citizen Who Saved Lives with Excavator at Fire Scene

"Supporting the Courage You Showed"

Hyundai Construction Equipment presented a plaque of appreciation and a certificate for free after-sales service worth 5 million KRW and product exchange to Site Manager Hong Myung-kwang (right), who directed the rescue operation, and Mr. Ko Hyun-guk (center), who carried out the rescue operation with an excavator.

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Sun-mi] Hyundai Genuine (the intermediate holding company of Hyundai Heavy Industries Group's construction machinery division) affiliate Hyundai Construction Equipment expressed gratitude to brave citizens who saved precious lives at a fire scene.

On the 13th, Hyundai Construction Equipment held an event at the construction site office in Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, the previous day, and presented plaques of appreciation and certificates for free AS worth 5 million KRW and exchangeable goods to Hong Myung-kwang and Go Hyun-guk, who rescued a mother and child using Hyundai Construction Equipment excavators at the recent fire scene. The ceremony was attended by Kim Yong-sung, Executive Director of Hyundai Construction Equipment's Korea Sales Division, and site officials.

Last month, when flames erupted on the first floor of a two-story building in Bokyong-dong, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, Mr. Hong, who was working as the site manager at a nearby construction site, witnessed the fire and directed rescue operations. Excavator operator Mr. Go drove a Hyundai Construction Equipment 14-ton excavator directly to the fire scene and extended the bucket under the second-floor window of the building to evacuate a woman and her two-year-old child to a safe place, conducting rescue activities.

A Hyundai Construction Equipment official stated, “Despite the difficulty of the decision, we wanted to support the courage of Hong Myung-kwang and Go Hyun-guk, who prioritized others' lives over their own safety and took action,” and added, “On behalf of many people, we express our gratitude to these hidden heroes.”

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