On social networks, pushes about mini storage can be seen everywhere. "When moving, there is nowhere to put furniture, household appliances, and daily necessities." "This mini storage, I heard that it is convenient for short-term and long-term rentals." "Now people in big cities have their own storage rooms."
Some citizens have reported that some of these openly operated "mini storages" are set up in the civil defense space under the residential buildings of the community, which makes them a little worried. "People are warehouses, this is a business, and if the civil defense project catches fire, it will have an impact on the residents above."
According to clues, the reporter found a "mini warehouse" located on Yanhong Road in Xuhui, which is located on the first floor of a residential building in an old community, and the iron gate is marked with the words: Civil Defense Project. According to the person in charge, there are 50 or 60 storage cabinets of different sizes, and the monthly price per cubic meter is about 120 yuan.
The reporter saw at the scene that in addition to storage, there were also people who installed the office here, and the on-site printers, computers and other equipment were fully equipped, and a "drag line board" was specially pulled for power supply. According to the tenant, the office space is rented for more than 400 yuan per month.
So, is it permissible for such a "civil defense project" installed in a residential building to be used as a commercial "mini-storage"?
The reporter called the Examination and Approval Department of the Xuhui District Market Supervision Bureau, and the other party replied: "If the company wants to register at the address of the civil defense project, it must obtain the corresponding approval documents from the Civil Defense Office in accordance with the regulations of Shanghai Municipality on the domicile of market entities." ”
The staff of the Xuhui District Civil Defense Office said that as long as the fire protection conditions are met and the relevant laws and regulations are not violated, they can do it. Fire extinguishers are needed for firefighting, and sprinklers should be used for sprinklers.
According to experts, some old residential areas in Shanghai have civil defense projects under their buildings, mainly to ensure the safety of personnel and materials in wartime. However, with the development of the times, many civil defense projects have long lost their original functions. According to the "Administrative Measures for the Construction and Use of Civil Air Defense Projects in Shanghai", these civil defense projects are indeed allowed to be used in various forms.
"It must meet its prohibitive requirements, fire regulations, including its load-bearing structure, surrounding walls, entrances and exits, air exchange ports, etc., which cannot or cannot be changed at will." He Lei, deputy secretary-general of the Shanghai Civil Defense Association, said.
That is to say, after reporting, civil defense projects can be "reused", but the premise is that the building structure is not changed, the original fire protection design is not changed, and fire safety measures must be taken.
The staff of the Xuhui District Civil Defense Office said: We have the responsibility of supervision, and we will also check the operator's ledger, and the ledger should let the operator write clearly what is in it, and when we check, I want to see what is inside.
Some residents of the old community said that because of the limited living space, such a "mini storage" can indeed solve the needs of some items storage.
So, what exactly are the items deposited, and does the management have them? The reporter found that some residents downstairs in the "mini storage", although the door will indicate the prohibited items, but the entire storage process is fully self-service operation and unattended.
The reporter tried to rent a storage cabinet, and soon received the door password from the operator on his mobile phone, and without any inspection, he successfully stored the battery of an electric bicycle into the "mini storage".
In this regard, the operator of the "mini storage" did not care: "It is true that flammable and explosive products, fresh food and other food cannot be placed, but there is no way to open the box and check it one by one." If there is a temporary inspection in advance, then we will communicate with the customer in advance, ask him if he has put contraband, if there is any, take it out quickly, if not, cooperate with the inspection and it will be over. ”
There are also "mini-storage" equipped with fire-fighting facilities that are old, and the wires of the smoke detector device are directly exposed, and the operator told the reporter not to worry: "I have been doing it for almost ten years, and there has never been a fire." ”
Industry insiders suggest that in some areas where every inch of land is valuable, the transformation and reuse of civil defense projects can indeed solve the needs of some residents to store items, but fire safety is the bottom line, in addition to fire protection measures must be fully equipped, daily inspection and emergency response capabilities must also keep up.
In recent years, there have been many explorations in many districts regarding the reuse of civil defense projects, some of which are used as warehouses, and some are converted into garages or public welfare activity spaces. With the development of the times, through reasonable transformation, some civil air defense projects can indeed be reused, which can indeed meet the actual needs of the masses, but the premise is that the relevant operating entities must have perfect daily management, especially some sites located in densely populated areas such as residential areas, and their fire safety bottom line can not be broken.
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