Dramatic photos show firefighters rescue window washers hanging from Texas high rise
The Houston Fire Department’s high-rise rescue team had its hands full when it was called in to save window washers stuck on a platform after it collapsed near the top of a building.
The department swooped in to save the two window washers Wednesday afternoon, according to the department’s Twitter account. Rescue teams rappelled from the roof to secure the workers and pulled them safely inside the building through a window they cut open under the platform.
KTRK got video footage of the platform from its chopper after firefighters rescued the workers.
As scary as they are, these sorts of rescues are not uncommon.
In 2019, a worker was left dangling from a window washing platform after it was caught in high winds and smashed into a skyscraper in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Fortunately, the worker was able to cling to the platform until help arrived.
This story was originally published September 2, 2020 at 4:15 PM with the headline "Dramatic photos show firefighters rescue window washers hanging from Texas high rise."