A mother and her child narrowly escaped falling bricks from a building in eastern China.

The CCTV footage was filmed in Yangzhou City in Jiangsu Province on September 2.

According to the woman named Ge, the incident occurred around noon as she was about to open her car door. Suddenly, she heard a loud "boom" and quickly rushed to take her son away. It turned out that bricks from the exterior wall of the 18th floor had fallen, with half of them landing on the clothesline of the 17th floor, while the other half dented the roof of her car.

Fortunately, no one was injured.

The property management personnel of the community stated that the incident was due to the aging and weathering of the exterior wall of the building. They will discuss compensation matters with the affected homeowner.

Officials from the Guangling District Housing and Urban-Rural Development Bureau stated that the community where the incident occurred is an old one, dating back over a decade. They are aware of the incident and are urging the property management to promptly assess and address the safety concerns.

The video was provided by local media with permission.

9月2日，江苏扬州广陵区明发尚筑小区，一对母子险些被脱落砖块砸中瞬间。
据当事人葛女士介绍，当天中午她带娃准备开车门时，突然听到“轰”一声，“赶紧带我儿子跑，原来是18楼的外墙石块掉了，有一半砸到了17楼晾衣架，另一半把我家车顶砸凹了。所幸人没事儿”
小区物业相关负责人称，系楼房外墙老旧被风化后脱落，将会和该业主商议赔偿事宜。
广陵区住建局相关部门工作人员称，事发小区为十几年的老小区，已了解此事并督促物业尽快排查险情。