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2 Workers Rescued After Getting Stuck On Scaffold In Midtown

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) - Two workers stuck on a scaffolding in Midtown have been brought down safe.

An electrical problem with the scaffold left the workers stranded 22 stories up near 37th Street & 5th Avenue.

The incident started at around 2:20 p.m. They were rescued at around 3 p.m.

Rescuers cut a large hole in a window to pull the workers into the building.

Repairmen then went onto the scaffold to see about removing it.

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