Firefighters Rescue 2 Window Washers on Broken Scaffold
By Todd L. Davis ••
Firefighters try to rescue two window washers trapped on a broken scaffold in downtown Houston Monday morning.
Firefighters rescued two window washers trapped on a broken scaffold on the JP Morgan Chase Tower in downtown Houston on Monday morning.
Authorities said a motor on the washing rig malfunctioned at the 71st floor and the men radioed that they were stuck.
Aerial footage showed firefighters pull the window washers to safety through a window at about 11:10 a.m.
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Houston firefighters worked to rescue two window washers trapped on a scaffold outside the Chase Bank building in downtown Houston Monday morning.
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Houston firefighters worked to rescue two window washers trapped on a scaffold outside the Chase Bank building in downtown Houston Monday morning.
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Houston firefighters worked to rescue two window washers trapped on a scaffold outside a high rise Monday morning.
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Houston firefighters worked to rescue two window washers trapped on a scaffold outside the Chase Bank building in downtown Houston Monday morning.
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Houston firefighters worked to rescue two window washers trapped on a scaffold outside the Chase Bank building in downtown Houston Monday morning.
KPRC-TV
Houston firefighters worked to rescue two window washers trapped on a scaffold outside the Chase Bank building in downtown Houston Monday morning.
KPRC-TV
Houston firefighters worked to rescue two window washers trapped on a scaffold outside the Chase Bank building in downtown Houston Monday morning.
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Rescuers removed a window and pulled the two window washers to safety.
The 75-story Chase Tower is more than 1,000 feet tall, making it the tallest building in Texas and one of the tallest in the nation.
Firefighters try to rescue two window washers trapped on a broken scaffold in downtown Houston Monday morning.
