The phenomenon of falling objects from high altitude is called "the pain hanging over the city". In recent years, there have been reports of casualties caused by falling objects from heights, of which falling bricks from exterior walls account for almost half.
In July this year, Anshun City, Guizhou Province A woman accidentally fell from the outer wall of an old residential complex while walking on the road. was hit by a tile, causing a broken finger. Subsequently, the police rushed to the scene and after understanding the situation, said that the tile had fallen off due to disrepair and the parties involved could resolve the issue of compensation for the accident through judicial channels. Since the person responsible could not be found, the person involved went to Xixiu District People's Hospital of Anshun City for a forensic appraisal in December and prepared to sue the residents of the entire building.
It is understood that the community where the accident occurred is located in the central urban area of Anshun City. There are many old communities in this area. Some of the houses built at that time had ceramic tiles on their exterior walls. As time goes by, tiles often fall off. Something happened. The Nanjie Office issued a document in October this year, clarifying that incidents of falling tiles occur frequently and requiring all regions to conduct investigations.
On July 31 last year, a woman living in Building 26 of Xingfu Neighborhood Community in Kunming City, Yunnan Province just walked to the unit building As soon as he fell down, he was hit on the head by a tile falling from upstairs, causing hemiplegia. So far, he has spent more than 300,000 yuan in medical expenses.
More than a year later, because the person who threw the object could not be found, the family members of the parties took all 225 residents of 26 buildings above the second floor and the property management company to court. On the morning of December 3 this year, the Kunming Guandu District People’s Court heard the case in public.
In September this year, Zunyi City, Guizhou Province A woman went out from her home on Hong Kong Road in Huichuan District and was walking on the sidewalk. I felt as if tiny pieces of gravel had fallen into my hands. When I looked up, I saw that a large number of bricks from the exterior wall of the house were falling towards me. Although the woman instinctively dodged, she was still hit on her right foot by a falling tile.
According to the reporter's understanding, most of the exterior walls of this building located next to Zunyi No. 16 Middle School on Hong Kong Road in Zunyi City have fallen off, and some of them are loose and may continue to fall off. The developer of this building has been included in the default list and has no property management. At present, the client has paid nearly 20,000 yuan in treatment fees and is considering suing the residents of the entire building.
When you are lucky, falling tiles from high-rise buildings may not cause injuries, butThey also often cause damage to people's finances, such as damaging cars.
In August this year, Linhai City, Zhejiang Province A car sounded an alarm in a hotel parking lot. The owner went over to check and found that A hole was smashed into the right side of the hood of his car, so he immediately called the police. After on-site investigation by police from the police station, it was determined that this was caused by the accidental fall of tiles from the exterior wall of the hotel building.
Subsequently, the car owner believed that both the hotel operator and the actual owner of the house were responsible and should compensate for his losses. As a result, the hotel operator and the actual owner of the house put the blame on each other. In desperation, the car owner had to sue both of them to the court, demanding that they jointly compensate for 9,677 yuan in repair costs and 2,000 yuan in official delay expenses.
In September this year, Jiaxing City, Zhejiang Province An owner of Pinghu Bishui Yuntian Community found the sunroof of his Audi car parked in the parking space. There was a hole, and there were a few scattered wall tiles underground. Since the person who threw the object from high altitude has been unable to be found, and the property management company also believes that there is insufficient evidence as to the cause of the damage to the car, the owner can only pay for the repair costs himself.
In November this year, Kunming City, Yunnan Province issued blue warnings for strong winds. On the 18th of that month, a ceramic tile weighing about 5 kilograms fell from a height of seven to eight meters in Yaolong Kangcheng Community in Kunming City, deforming an electric vehicle on the spot. Fortunately, no one passed by at the time, otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable!
Most of the reasons why exterior wall bricks fall off are that the building is in disrepair and is full of hidden dangers. The long-term cure of this stubborn disease not only tortures the city management, but also tortures the legislative branch. Whether the issues of compensation and accountability after the incident can be properly handled also bring considerable challenges to the court's trial and execution work. Due to the difficulty of holding people accountable, many victims in disputes often accept themselves as unlucky and endure misfortunes that come from the sky.
It is the unshirkable responsibility to protect the safety of people's lives and property, and relevant departments are also racking their brains to find a "once and for all" response method.
On July 31 this year, Shaoxing City issued the "Interim Regulations on the Prevention and Control of Common Quality Problems in Construction Projects in Shaoxing City", which proposed that the overall exterior wall decoration be given priority to use elastic paint finishing layers with good waterproof and breathable properties.Tiles should not be adhered to the facing layer of the exterior wall.
On November 24 this year, the Wuhan City Management Law Enforcement Committee revealed in reply to the proposal of the CPPCC members that Wuhan City is developing legislation on building facade management Work to prevent the occurrence of falling objects and solve the accountability problem of falling tiles from high-rise buildings.
However, whether it is no longer tiled on the exterior walls of buildings from now on, or improving the relevant laws and regulations on accountability for injuries caused by falling objects from heights, it is actually impossible to solve the root cause of the hidden danger of tiles falling off and injuring people in high-rise buildings. What can really avoid these "heartbreaking for relatives and shocking for others" happening is toimprove the construction and acceptance standards of building facades, and conduct regular inspections of old buildings Check and repair.
Finally, I would like to remind everyone: when passing an old building, avoid walking close to the walls and try to walk in areas with shelter or open space above to avoid being "tricked".
Author: Hong Xiaochun
