[Edaily Reporter Kim Hyun-ah ] LG Uplus(032640)has stepped in to provide telecommunications support so that evacuees from the Guryong Village fire in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, can contact their families and access necessary information.

LG Uplus announced on the 29th that, in collaboration with the Korean Red Cross, it had installed free smartphone charging stations and Wi-Fi at the relief center where fire victims from Guryong Village are staying, and provided power banks.

Approximately 200 residents who were evacuated due to the fire that occurred on the 27th are currently staying at relief centers set up at Guryong Middle School and Gaepo Middle School. LG Uplus installed free charging stations and Wi-Fi at the Guryong Middle School relief center and delivered portable chargers. It also installed Wi-Fi at the Gaepo Middle School relief center.

These measures are intended to help evacuees stay in touch with family and friends and access disaster-related information while living in the shelters.

Lee Myung-seop, Head of the CSR Innovation Team at LG Uplus, said, “We hope this will be of some help to the disaster victims who are facing difficulties due to the sudden fire.”