Firefighters Rescue Worker Left Dangling From Santa Ana Federal Building
SANTA ANA (CBSLA) — A worker was safely lowered to the ground Tuesday after a cable broke on the platform he was on, leaving him dangling seven stories above the ground along the nine-story federal building in Santa Ana.
Firefighters were called to perform a technical rescue just before 8 a.m. at 411 W. 4th St. in downtown Santa Ana. They found the man, who was a window washer or construction worker, dangling from a rope.
Rescue complete after a worker was stranded from a rope on the 7th floor of a 9 story building at 34 Civic Center in Santa Ana . OCFA performed a technical rescue to get him down @CBSLA @KCBSKCALDesk pic.twitter.com/cuVLGuhhnW
— Chris Ercoli (@CErcoliCBS2KCAL) October 23, 2018
OC Fire Authority crews needed a few minutes to set up ropes and rigging so one of their firefighters could make their way down to the worker, before both were lowered safely to the ground by the crew on the roof.
Santa Ana Tech Rescue: Crews setting up ropes and rigging to lower the victim. pic.twitter.com/IsQQy5yikP
— OCFA PIO (@OCFireAuthority) October 23, 2018
Technical Rescue: Victim safely lowered down by OCFA rescuers. pic.twitter.com/huGEFU9cy7
— OCFA PIO (@OCFireAuthority) October 23, 2018
The worker was not injured.
Police closed down a stretch of Santa Ana Boulevard during the rescue.