The female proprietor died in the night after the typhoon continued: Urban management investigated whether the balcony was modified by the residents or unified
"Whether the owners of the community find the balcony packaged by the decoration company themselves, or the unified organization by the property or developer, we are investigating." On the afternoon of August 6, Li Heishui, deputy director of the Comprehensive Administrative Law Enforcement Bureau of Yuhuan City, Zhejiang, told The Paper (www.thepaper) .cn), the urban management personnel are investigating the hidden dangers of the modified balcony of the Yuhui Lanwan International Community, and will classify and dispose of them. If there are serious safety risks, they will be removed and restored to the original state.
In the early morning of the 4th, affected by the fourth typhoon "Hagupit" this year, the fully enclosed floor-to-ceiling windows of many households in the Yuhui Lanwan International Community, Kanmen Street, Yuhuan City were blown down by the wind. The 64-year-old Ms. Lin was blown off with a window while closing the window, and unfortunately fell to her death.
According to the "Yuhuan Release" announcement on the 5th day and night, 20 buildings passed the inspection in 2011 and were delivered to use. By comparing the completed drawings retrieved, it was found that the resident transformed the open balcony into a closed balcony. During the frontal attack of "Hagupit", due to the long duration of the typhoon and the strong wind, the maximum instantaneous wind reached 16 levels. The windows and doors of the renovation were not firm enough, causing damage to the doors and windows.
"The owner renovated the balcony after moving in and changed the semi-enclosed to the fully enclosed. This time the typhoon blew off the modified fully enclosed glass windows. The overall quality of the house is no problem." Huang Zhepeng, deputy director of the Municipal Bureau of Housing and Urban-Rural Development Tell The Paper. The floor plan of Ms. Lin's house has an L-shaped balcony.
The residential design drawings produced by the housing construction department show that the balcony where Ms. Lin stood when she fell was a semi-enclosed, L-shaped, non-equipment balcony, using 6 cm diameter stainless steel handrails and 1.2 cm thick tempered glass.
The Paper has learned from many residents that because the community is at the seaside, the sea breeze is strong, humid and corrosive, many owners have carried out closed modifications to the original semi-enclosed balcony. The semi-enclosed balconies of the two households in the picture are as before.
“It’s the owner’s living needs to include a balcony. Under normal circumstances, the business owner applies to the planning department without affecting the planning of the community and the appearance of the facade. As far as I know, the owner of this community did not get the planning department before modifying the balcony. Approved." Li Heishui said. In the picture, the balcony of the upper household is reconstructed on the basis of the original semi-enclosed fence, and the next household is the overall reconstruction after the original semi-enclosed fence is removed.
The Paper saw in the community that more than 90% of the residents in residential buildings changed their balconies to fully enclosed, most of them removed the original railings and replaced them with fully enclosed glass windows, and a small part of them were installed on the original semi-enclosed balcony. The color, style and specifications of the glass windows and the fully enclosed balcony are relatively neat. Many residents told The Paper that the time for residents to renovate their balconies varies, but the property company has requested that the refit should not affect the overall facade.
The Paper Journalist Yang Yadong