NYPD, Firefighters Rescue 2 Construction Workers Stuck On Scaffold 40 Stories Up
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NEW YORK (CBS) --Two construction workers experienced the thrill of their lives while 46 stories above New York.
As they were inspecting windows on a building in Lower Manhattan, wind caught their scaffolding and spun it around.
In a coordinated effort, the NYPD and the New York City Fire Department helped pull the construction workers through a window and safely into the building.
Thanks to the great work of @NYPDSpecialops and @FDNY two window washers were safely rescued from a malfunctioning scaffold that was stuck on the 40th floor of a building in lower #Manhattan. #NYPDprotecting pic.twitter.com/zNSStdiy77
— NYPD NEWS (@NYPDnews) May 11, 2018
In a coordinated effort, the NYPD and the New York City Fire Department helped pull the construction workers through a window and safely into the building.
Investigators say the scaffolding was not properly secured.
#FDNY members from #Rescue1 #Squad18 have removed 2 workers from a suspended scaffold, 111 Murray St. Manhattan. pic.twitter.com/wYrQBFRnIf
— FDNY (@FDNY) May 11, 2018
It ended up smashing windows on several floors, sending glass flying to the ground as far away as a block.
One pedestrian suffered minor injuries.