During an emergency, it is imperative that all occupants can safely exit a building. Whenever there are obstructions to the exit, the ability of the building occupants to safely get out is compromised. I'm not sure if this was put here temporarily and forgotten or what. Most obstructions are done unintentionally, and sadly, they are often ignored until someone gets hurt. Depending on the Building Code used and the occupancy of the building, the number of occupants that can exit an area is determined by the clear width divided by the inches per person. In this case, the clear width in the stairs is about 32 inches which translates to a capacity of 106 occupants (0.3 inches/occupant used).
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