LG refrigerator survives tornado in South Africa

LG Electronics said Tuesday that one of its refrigerators withstood a tornado in Deneysville, South Africa.

A local resident, Mark Louw, sent an email to the Korean firm with a picture of his LG-made refrigerator working as usual after a tornado ripped through Deneysville, a small town 90 kilometers from Johannesburg, leaving one dead and 14 injured.

“I want to applaud LG Electronics for manufacturing high-quality products,” Louw wrote in his email. His refrigerator remained intact among the debris of his roof-less house and damaged car.

“This case proves once again LG fridge’s durability and trustworthiness," said LG’s vice president Lee Jin-moo, who is also the head of the firm’s South Africa branch. “We’ll continuously work to win the hearts of South African consumers with competitive quality."