"I did a small job that was nothing, but I'm stunned to come back big."
As the story of the 'delivery hero' disappeared after extinguishing a fire in an apartment complex in Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do in the middle of the night, Kim Sang-hyeon (31), the main character of the story, smiled sheepishly.
According to the representatives of residents of Yangji Hanyang Complex 1, Sunae-dong, Bundang-gu, on the 1st, delivery driver Kim Sang-hyun received a letter of appreciation and a gift prepared by the apartment residents the day before.
Kim discovered a fire in the flower bed of the apartment complex at around 11:30 pm on the 28th of last month, put out the fire with a fire extinguisher provided nearby, and left the scene abruptly.
Apartment residents found Kim after asking questions such as putting up a banner in the complex saying, 'I am looking for a grateful delivery driver.'
In a phone call with SBS on the 1st, Kim said, "I picked up chicken from a shopping mall in the apartment complex and saw smoke on the way to another apartment complex. I turned the motorcycle around because it was going to spread into a big fire if there was a fire. When I went to the site, there was a fire under the tree in the flower bed,” he recalled at the time.
He continued, "I went to the security office in the front building to report the fire, but it was bedtime and no one was there. "I started putting out the fire with the fire extinguisher on the premises," he added.
The apartment residents who saw the fire followed and ran along with Kim to extinguish the fire, and it is said that the fire was completely extinguished in 10 minutes.
"The delivery was late, but I told the customer that it would take some time due to circumstances," Kim said.
Kim's good deeds became known when an apartment resident who helped put out the fire wrote to an online community.
One resident said, "It was a situation in which the fire spread quickly, but the delivery driver got a fire extinguisher and calmly responded well in the initial response. He is a real hero."
Residents even made banners to thank the delivery driver and eventually found Mr. Kim.
The head of the apartment complex management office said, "I was inquiring about the delivery driver's contact information, and after confirming that the record of the conversation with the security guard on the day of the fire was left on my cell phone, I contacted Mr. Kim." "I delivered a letter of thanks and a gift to Mr. On behalf of the company, I would like to say thank you once again."
Kim said, "I got a call from the apartment management office at around 4 pm yesterday and found out that they were looking for me." "I didn't do anything very big and it was all over in a short time, so I completely forgot about it, but I was surprised when I got a call. I found out about it too late,” he explained.
He continued, "After receiving the call, I went to the apartment complex and saw the banner in person, and I was moved. I received a home fire extinguisher as a gift with a letter of thanks, and I thought it was a meaningful gift." He said, 'You did a good job' and 'You did a great job,' and promised to buy me meat."
He also said, "I was the only one who discovered the fire first, and if anyone found it, I would have run and put out the fire with a fire extinguisher." "I'm stunned when I come back. I'm grateful to the apartment residents who even gave me letters of thanks and gifts, and to those who cheered me on with comments on the news."
Kim, who is currently single, is said to be working as a barista and delivery service to raise funds to start a cafe.
He said, "I love coffee and drinks, so my dream is to open a small private cafe. To achieve my dream, I am working hard and earning money." He said, "I work at a cafe on Thursdays and Fridays, and deliveries on the rest of the weekdays and weekends." I did.
He continued, "I live in Gwangju, Gyeonggi-do, but I work in Bundang, Seongnam, where there are a lot of calls for delivery. .
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(Photo = Yangji Hanyang 1 Complex, Sunae-dong, Bundang)