S-Oil Awards 140 Million Won to 17 Citizen Heroes

Campaign for 'Citizen Hero Guardians' Launched Since 2008

On the 14th, S-Oil announced that it presented plaques and prize money totaling 140 million KRW to 17 Citizen Heroes of the Year who demonstrated righteous sacrifice to save neighbors in danger.

On the same day, S-Oil held the '2024 Citizen Heroes of the Year Awards Ceremony' at its headquarters in Gongdeok-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul, in collaboration with the Korea National Council on Social Welfare.

S-Oil held the '2024 Citizen Hero of the Year Awards Ceremony' on the 14th at its headquarters in Gongdeok-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul, and took a commemorative photo with the Citizen Hero awardees. From the fourth person on the left in the front row: Kim Sung-i, Chairman of the Korea National Council on Social Welfare; the bereaved family of Citizen Hero medical casualty (late) Kwak Han-gil; Anwar Al Hizazi, CEO of S-Oil; Yoo Hee-dong, representative awardee of Citizen Hero activists; and Ryu Yeol, President of S-Oil. (Photo by S-Oil)

Among the Citizen Heroes, plaques and prize money were awarded to one person who died and one person who was injured in the line of duty, as well as 15 active participants. This includes the late Kwak Hangil, who died after being hit by a 16-ton truck while rescuing the driver of a 4-ton cargo truck that had overturned after hitting a highway guardrail on the Gyeongbu Expressway in Cheonan, Chungnam, in January; and Lee Heeseong, who prevented a traffic accident by climbing onto a runaway truck with failed brakes in April, stepping on the brake to stop the vehicle, and sustaining a fractured ankle in the process.

Al Hizaji, CEO of S-Oil, said, "Citizens who have demonstrated a spirit of sacrifice for neighbors in danger are the true heroes of our society," adding, "Like these hidden heroes, S-Oil will also strive to be a reliable guardian you can trust."

Since 2008, S-Oil has discovered a total of 325 Citizen Heroes over 17 years, awarding approximately 2.4 billion KRW in prize money and supporting those who have shown courageous civic spirit by saving neighbors in dangerous situations.