Emergency exits were blocked by a wall put up during illegal renovations.
The report detailed a number of missteps that hindered the rescue, including illegal renovations in the home that created narrow passageways and a "lack of operational discipline" by firefighters who crowded into the cramped cellar and stairwell in an effort to save their colleague.
It is Mr. Watch's belief that assessors should not have to enter any homes, so as not to bias the process against residents who allowed entry, who were most likely not to have made illegal additions or renovations.
His original confession had the ring of truth: He was an illegal immigrant working on a renovation job in a Greenwich Village building when the imperious woman upstairs confronted him over construction noise.
But getting clearance from the commission may seriously delay or even derail the programme, judging by another of Mr Monti's inquiries which is now holding up some plans for urban regeneration.Last December, the commissioner ruled that the Partnership Investment Programme, which aids the clearance and renovation of derelict city sites, was an illegal state aid.
There had been stories of alleged financial corruption, involving the £500m-plus renovation of the theatre building between 2005 and 2011; illegal conspiracies with ticket touts; even rumours of preferential payments to certain dancers.
After a bare-bones renovation that left the funky atmosphere intact -- Drug Enforcement Agency marks for illegal substances and weapons are still visible on the floor -- the collection opened by appointment in 1996 and in 1998 began regular public hours.
Inside, "illegal repairs" have been carried out by Senatorov, who plans to spend around $12m£7.7m7m) on a renovation project carried out by Kleinewelt Architects, set to include private accommodation, a mini-hotel and a small museum of constructivism.
Some longtime hutong residents are complaining about their neighbors' outsize renovations and discussing how the government is or is not cracking down on illegal construction that violates the aesthetics of Beijing's hutongs.
Renovation delay followed renovation delay.
