China resident builds fire escape door, stairs to nearby block, ordered to restore structure


A woman in central China has astonished social media users by constructing a door in the external wall of a residential building and installing stairs to connect to the adjacent block as an emergency exit in the event of a fire.

The modifications made by the resident surnamed Wang, who lives in Changde, Hunan province, came to light after a local internet user reported her to a government website, according to the Changde Daily.

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