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Hearst Tower rescue: Window washers left dangling 45 storeys up for 90 minutes after platform breaks
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Hearst Tower rescue: Window washers left dangling 45 storeys up for 90 minutes after platform breaks
  • Published_at:2013-06-13
  • Category:News & Politics
  • Channel:ITN
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  • description: Window washers left hanging 45 stories up on the side of the Hearst Tower in Manhattan, New York, have been rescued by firefighters. The crew were working on Wednesday afternoon in New York when their suspended platform buckled and got stuck in a V shape. Firefighters managed to reach them and pulled them to safety by cutting a window out of the side of the skyscraper. The window washing platform is designed to bend in the middle and has dozens of sensors and switches to monitor for problems. An investigation is under way to figure out why they didn't work this time. Report by Ashley Fudge. Subscribe to ITN News! http://bit.ly/itnytsub Like us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/itn Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/itn Visit our homepage: http://itn.co.uk More stories from ITN: Record high floods in Budapest: http://bit.ly/11EBjKQ Hundreds of cyclists take naked bike ride in Mexico City: http://bit.ly/11BnYTM Dramatic police chase in Los Angeles as biker weaves through traffic at 100 mph: http://bit.ly/13kaHx6 Mini-van smashes through Taco Bell window: http://bit.ly/ZzMUdm Dorothy Custer celebrates 102nd birthday with a base jump: http://bit.ly/15DwKRj Taiwan earthquake caught on CCTV: http://bit.ly/13cfW1Y Turkish riot police spray tear gas in face of woman in a red dress in Istanbul: http://bit.ly/15Dwvpm Moscow's secret underground town: http://bit.ly/13naafz Olympic sprinter Adam Gemili loses race against robot: http://bit.ly/ZRnFpt Russian daredevil does incredible base jump off Mount Everest: http://bit.ly/11MJ5nA Huge anti-government protests in Turkey: http://bit.ly/19yiCvG Syrian President Bashar al-Assad says he will honour weapons contracts with Russia: http://bit.ly/13cIJVz Ostrich runs wild on the streets of China: http://bit.ly/12Xvu9F Check out Truthloader, the new home of citizen journalism on YouTube. Subscribe now at http://bit.ly/tldrsub See 2013's Most Watched Videos: http://bit.ly/14iM9r5 See our Top 20 Most Watched Videos: http://bit.ly/11GI36D See 2012's Most Watched Videos: http://bit.ly/18R1boW
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