Evacuation stairs, safety exits, and fire truck passages are escape routes in case of an emergency. Poor access will make rescue more difficult, and even deprive the trapped of valuable escape opportunities. The hidden danger of the piles of materials in the corridor is by no means irrelevant, it blocks the escape route of the residents of a unit. Recently, our reporter visited a large number of residential areas and found that the phenomenon of stacking objects in the corridors is still repeatedly prohibited, and the stacking of items is varied, and the degree of stacking makes people sweat for the residents of the same building!
The pile of things in the corridor in Area E of Yongfengli, Tongzhou District/photographed by reporters
Yongfengli Community in Tongzhou District is a new relocation community, divided into 5 districts, and residents have generally moved in less than two years. The reporter came to Area E of Yongfengli and randomly walked into Unit 3 of Building 4 and looked at it from top to bottom. Although the stairways are new, there are piles of material on every floor except the top floor. Some residents believe that this not only occupies public space, but also affects the living environment in the long run.
Resident: I came here to rent a house, and the agent said that it seemed that it had just been delivered in November 2022. (Corridor piles) may be a problem of personal morality, too many piles may be some safety hazards. In fact, the biggest problem is that it is not very tidy, I am afraid that if it attracts some flies or cockroaches or something, and this kind of thing is once the first floor appears, the whole unit building may have it.
Resident: (Pile up in the corridor) There must be hidden dangers, and it must also hinder others, after you pile up more things, there must be cockroaches, insects or something, which are all stored there, more and more piles, more and more dirty.
Don't forget that escape routes aren't just "running down"/photographed by reporters
The same problem exists in Unit 1 of Building 5 next door. Among them, the top floor is the most serious, like a picture of its own storage room. Folding beds, mattresses, cabinets, stools, pet cages, and large and small flower pots and fish tanks make the road to the rooftop cramped. During the interview, the residents said they wished nothing had happened.
Resident: It may be mainly some items that are not used in the old at home, large and small cardboard boxes, waste products, including some things for infants and young children.
Resident: I don't have this kind of awareness of him, and no matter how good this fire protection is, you can't do it if you don't clear it. From the bungalow to the building, he didn't want to throw a lot of things, so the young people should be better. That must be detrimental to other people's interests, isn't it? People go upstairs or move something or something, you take advantage of it, you must not feel it. You say that you can't forcibly (remove) it, and people say it's at someone's doorstep, and you can't control it.
Residents did not walk the pile, but posted "warning leaflets"/reporters filmed
There are also residents on a few floors who put so-called "warning leaflets" on the walls above the items piled up in the corridors, which read, "Don't take my cardboard box, it's shameful to steal." The community cleaner said that if the residents did not agree to the removal, it would be inconvenient for them to deal with it without permission.
Community cleaning: The property told them, do you want it? Don't clear it out. They said no, and we cleared it out, and that's what it meant.
Reporter: What do people want to say?
Community cleaning: If you want to keep it, keep it for him.
Safety reminder slogan at the entrance of Area E of Yongfengli, Tongzhou District/Photographed by reporters
When the two units walked down, there were more than a dozen bicycles alone. Some of them have been badly corroded and have accumulated thick ash. The big slogan at the entrance of the community, "Fire safety must not be forgotten, and the corridor should be unobstructed" is a little embarrassing.
Resident: If you are conscious, you will be cleared, and if you are unconscious, it will be very difficult for you. It shouldn't be sitting there in the cabinet, you can clear it, okay? People say there are valuables in it, how do you get them? It's a hard job.
The situation of the piles in the corridor of the New World Home in Dongcheng District/taken by reporters
In the New World Home Community in Dongcheng District, the unit structure is different, but the corridor space is generally wider. The reporter randomly visited Unit 6 and Unit 4 of Building 6. Unexpectedly, folded campervans, grocery carts, flower pots, wheelchairs and bicycles are back in the hallway. And the reason for such a stack is nothing more than that it is placed at home to occupy space, thrown away, and not at ease. Two teenage children bluntly said that they should not put things in the corridor, which is prone to danger.
Reporter: Have you noticed which units in our community have (piles in the corridors)?
Child: This unit has it.
Reporter: It's not unusual, is it?
Child: Not unusual. For example, cardboard boxes, foam boxes, wooden boxes, etc., I don't think it should be put there, it should be put at home, because it can cause a fire if it is placed there. For example, if a child runs down the stairs and doesn't see it, he stumbles and breaks his head.
Child: If a blind person walks in, he'll bump into it.
Some residents think that the corridor is wide and the piles "don't matter" / photographed by reporters
However, some residents are more numb to the hidden dangers of the piles of materials in the corridors.
Resident: Hehe, I don't feel (anything) because our corridors are too wide.
The piles in Xinyuan, Cuicheng, Chaoyang District, seriously blocked the safe passage/photographed by reporters
Subsequently, the reporter came to Xinyuan Community, Cuicheng, Chaoyang District. It is a mixed-use community with a house age of about 20 years. The reporter visited and found that the phenomenon of piles of materials in the corridors here is more serious. A large 65-inch color TV box, a large flower pot like a stack of arhats, a bunk bed frame, and a wheelchair tied to the railing between the stairs, all of which are under the poster that reads "No Stacking of Debris and Preventing Fires".
Resident: We will collect money from the property in this community, and if the supervisor is not tight, he will not care. Somebody picks up a lot of rags and piles them there, and he doesn't sell them, but if he picks them up and sells them, he doesn't sell them.
Is it too late to move 400kg in an emergency? / Photographed by journalists
In one of the corridors, there were 8 heavy objects marked 50kg, and the reporter tried to move them, but the objects did not move at all. On the top floor, there is also a car roof trunk nearly 1.8 meters long, leaning against the railing of the staircase, directly occupying half of the walking space. There is something behind the fire door on some floors, which can only be opened less than halfway, and a person who is not fat has to rub sideways to barely pass.
The security door cannot be fully opened due to the pile-up of debris/photographed by reporters
The corridors of several tube buildings are full of tricks, and Ms. Li, a resident, says it's "much better".
Resident: Much better now. It turned out that there were some beds or something in the hallway, but now I don't think there are any more.
Reporter: At least the bed is gone, so what is left now?
Resident: Suitcases, messy stuff, shoes, shoe cabinets, and stuff. In fact, there was a reflection from the above, so he came to clear it, and it was my boyfriend who reflected it, which took up too much of the channel.
Roof suitcase in the safe aisle/Photographed by reporters
Uncle Hu has lived in Cuicheng Xinyuan for more than ten years, and he has been half paralyzed due to illness for many years. On weekdays, I have difficulty moving, and I rely on the elevator to go up and down the stairs. However, he said that once the elevator is out of service due to a fire, the "roadblocks" that can be seen everywhere in the corridor and between the stairs will make him move more slowly!
Resident: There are a lot of tables and chairs in the corner (of the hallway). Don't talk about piling things, if he doesn't pile things, I'll have a hard time walking. I've been half-paralyzed for more than ten years, I always think it's really dangerous, my family lives on the fifth floor, I really can't go down alone, I can only wait for it to burn, that's no way.
There are many debris in the corridor of Xinyuan, Cuicheng, Chaoyang District/photographed by reporters
The communities visited by this reporter are all communities that have repeatedly mentioned in previous news reports that the building piles are serious and have been cleaned up many times, and the scene has also seen the notices posted by the property or the community in the early days of cleaning up the piles, but it is obvious that the effect is not satisfactory.
The tips didn't work/journalist shooting
Relatively speaking, piles of materials in the relocation community and old community are more common, and the high-rise piles in a unit are more serious than the low-rise ones. Neighbors also admitted that in fact, they know who owns some things, and they live in one building, so they will inevitably have concerns and it is inconvenient to persuade.
Resident: Now like this pair, no one knows anyone, who do you say you advise? Acquaintances, you say a few words, if people are willing to listen, they will listen, and if they don't want to listen to you, they will offend others. If he had thrown it, he would have wanted to throw it a long time ago.
Resident: No one advises, let's take care of that, we don't care about the property, why do we care about that? People say that you are in charge of you, who are you? I'm willing to let go, can you control me? I don't have to say anything. We've lived there for more than ten years, and our neighbors know each other, so it's hard to open our mouths. If you don't say it, how can we say it, we offend people because of this, so we can't offend people!
A fire caused by the burning of debris in the corridor of a community in Chaoyang, Beijing/"Beijing Fire Protection" WeChat public account
On January 27, 2020, a fire broke out in the debris stacked in the corridor by the owner of a community in Chaoyang, Beijing, and the owner who lived on the fourth floor wanted to go downstairs to escape, but was blocked by the stacked debris The only way to escape, the owner of the fourth floor was unfortunately burned, and the part below the wrist of both hands was completely missing. The court made a final judgment to compensate the injured owners more than 6.33 million yuan, of which 70% was compensated by the owners of the sundries stacked, and the property management company was fully liable for supplementary compensation of more than 6.33 million yuan.
A unit building is a "community", and a community is also a "big family". To eliminate the problem of piles in the corridor, it is necessary not only to inspect and supervise the community and the property, but also to strengthen the self-discipline of residents, enhance their awareness of fire safety, and do not block their own life passages!
Reporter: Li Tianyi
Editor: Li Tianyi, Yu Yiwen (intern)
Editor-in-Chief: Zhu Laisheng