Window washers rescued from broken scaffold hanging off Hearst Building
  • 9 years ago
Two New York window washers were rescued from a broken scaffold that dangled 600-feet above Manhattan. Richard Schmidt and Victor Caballo were working around the 44th floor when the scaffold that supported them buckled and folded in the middle. Rescue workers arrived and secured them from the roof, then a 4-foot by 4-foot second of glass was cut away so they could escape. The rescue lasted 90 minutes, during which the men remained calm. The scaffold system was reported to have cost $3 million and is considered the most complex in New York, according to reports.

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