Fire Destroys Government Cloud Storage System, Erasing Files for 750,000 Civil Servants
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Summary
A fire at the National Information Resources Service (NIRS) in Daejeon destroyed the government's G-Drive cloud storage system, erasing work files for approximately 750,000 civil servants. The fire broke out in the server room on the fifth floor of the center, and officials confirmed that no backups were available for the destroyed data.
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erasing work files saved individually by some 750,000 civil servants
The fire broke out in the server room on the fifth floor of the center
Officials move a burnt battery at the National Information Resources Service (NIRS) in Daejeon
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