Firefighters rescued two window washers who were saved from the 42nd floor of a New York City office building after the scaffold got stuck and was dangling at a 45-degree angle, reports the New York Daily News.
Firefighters from Rescue Co. 1 and Ladder Co. 4 arrived at the building to find the two men on a tilted platform hanging on one rope, officials said.
A source said one of the two motors that operates the scaffolding had failed.
“They were holding on for dear life, but they were also secured by their own safety lines,” FDNY Lt. Tony Tarabocchia said. “They had good nylon rope for a safety line.”
The two — one in his 60s, one in his 40s — stood trembling on the hanging structure while rescuers cut through the double-layered window.
“They were in distress … They were afraid of slipping down and coming off the scaffolding,” Tarabocchia said.
At least two dozen firefighters responded to the high-rise rescue effort.
Tarabocchia said firefighters cut a roughly 5×3 foot section of the window and successfully pulled the cut portion inside, a risky maneuver because of the height and the possibility the glass could have fallen hundreds of feet, shattering on the asphalt.
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