BRKG Two Window Washers Rescued after Dangling from World Trade Center

[Suzieq]

November 12, 2014

*Two window-washers who had been dangling from the side of New York City's One World Trade Center were rescued on Wednesday afternoon after a scaffold broke on the south side of the 104-story building, officials said.

A New York City Fire Department spokeswoman told the Los Angeles Times that both men were rescued around 2 p.m. after a scaffold broke on the south side of the building.

Both men were were said to be safe and did not suffer injuries, but the spokeswoman declined to answer additional questions.

A press conference is expected to be held shortly.

The scaffold broke around 12:45 p.m., but both men were fastened to safety harnesses, fire officials said.

"They're tied off. They're safe," and FDNY spokesman said.

It was not clear how the men were brought to the ground.

The 104-story building, also known as Freedom Tower, opened on Nov. 3 after years of delays. It is only a few feet from where the North Tower of the Twin Towers stood until Sept. 11, 2001.

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http://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-window-washers-trapped-wtc-20141112-story.html

 

[Suzieq]

More pictures!

 

[Hfcomms]

Tell ya what....thats nuts! I'd be suffering some serious PTSD over a ride like that.

 

[LightEcho]

I think I would show up to work wearing a parachute. Nice place to jump from.

 

[mzkitty]

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Motorized scaffolding at 1 World Trade Center became disabled when cable snapped - @ABC7NY broadcast
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Photo: Window-washers are rescued from scaffolding hanging off 1 World Trade Center - @NBCNightlyNews


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Photo: The disabled scaffolding on 1 World Trade Center, from inside the 68th floor - @FDNY


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Crews responding to hanging scaffolding at 1 World Trade Center in New York City - thecorybond on Instagram

 

[Warm Wisconsin]

I'll bet it was Chinese made steel cable.

 

[LightEcho]

I'll bet it was Chinese made steel cable.

Good point... probably is. I don't know if anywhere else is even refining steel anymore. The metal quality out of China is crap.

 

[jed turtle]

I think I would show up to work wearing a parachute. Nice place to jump from.

i'll bet that they wish they had been wearing Depends...

 

[mbabulldog]

nope, nada, no way...couldn't pay me enough to do that job...

 

[MtnGal]

What are the windows mode of that make them look like plastic when broken?

 

[packyderms_wife]

this building is cursed!

 

[mzkitty]

this building is cursed!

And they have the balls to call it "Freedom Tower."

 

[packyderms_wife]

And they have the balls to call it "Freedom Tower."

yeah I thought that was rather odd as well.

 

[bev]

...and top it off with something that looks like it should be on a mosque!

 

[Straycat]

Damn, new building and it's already trying to collect a blood sacrifice...

 

[etc]

I'll bet it was Chinese made steel cable.

LOL I bet it was too.

 

[Adino]

holy height fearers nightmare batman!

 

[Kook]

I have such extreme vertigo I can't climb up a 15 ft ladder, much less go out on a scaffold like that. If it were me in that thing, there would be long streaks of green puke, brown crap, and yellow water trailing down the side of the building. The next window washers would have their hands full!

 

[Ben Sunday]

What are the windows mode of that make them look like plastic when broken?

Radio reporters kept calling the windows Thermopane, supposedly a multi layer window material that insulates well against the weather.

 

[Hansa44]

i'll bet that they wish they had been wearing Depends...

Yeah! Me too, just looking at that photo!