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A WOMAN was left stunned after finding a secret passage under her basement flat that led to a deserted one.
Erin Cloudy, from the UK, was thinking of getting some under stair storage put in when she discovered the shocking room.
But found a shock discovery which showed a hidden door under the stairs that led to a whole secret room 'as big as her flat,' and a network of underground tunnels.
The couple had just started knocking down a wall under the stairs - not expecting to be met with another staircase leading down to an old door.
Filming the incredible discovery for social media, Erin said: 'Under the stairs, we knocked it through, and you look through this hole and it's just a f****** staircase. What the f***? and a door?
Someone who was helping her out with the renovation noticed: 'It goes down even further' with yet another staircase behind the door, leading down into darkness.
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Unable to conceal their shock, they made their way through the door and exclaimed: 'It's as big as your flat down here. Oh my God'.
As they made there was through the flat nobody had nay idea about, they found a derelict bathroom and kitchen too.
Most shockingly was that they were able to find a door that opened on to the main street.
In the clip, he pushed open the door off camera and you could instantly hear the hustle and bustle from the busy road.
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"Guys I'm sorry I'm sorry!!! So my flat is ‘basement flat’ there has been no mention of anything underneath me, verbally or on the deeds," Erin explained.
"We were curious about storage under the stairs and decided to take a look."
The clip has since gone viral on her TikTok account @erincloudy with over 25 million views and 1.5 million likes.
People were horrified by the find and took to the comments claiming they'd leave the room alone.
One person wrote: "My only thought… “somebody has been killed there.""
Another commented: "Nah that was kept a secret for a reason! I seen enough videos to see that nothing good ever comes from find a room like that!"
"I had the absolute worst feeling come over me when you showed the entire room. Something horrible happened there…" penned a third.
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Meanwhile a fourth said: "Madam. There’s a reason why someone sealed it up."
"Secret room with a fully functional light on the ceiling. Don’t think so,” claimed a fifth.
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Someone else added: “Omg this is insane."
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