A building in Tiantongyuan Residential Area in Beijing’s Changping district was found to have had 125 air conditioning units illegally installed which have been removed by the local fire service. /Beijing Youth Daily Photo

The machines were connected to 163 rooms which were defined as illegally rented and with potential safety hazards. /Beijing Youth Daily Photo

The nature of the premises is reported to have been changed without permission and emergency exits and staircases were blocked. /Beijing Youth Daily

Landlords have been forced to terminate contracts with tenants and the rooms have been sealed up. /Beijing Youth Daily