2 WORKERS TRAPPED IN SCAFFOLD AT NEW YORK WORLD TRADE CENTER (STA BREAKING NEWS and ARCHIVES)

by STANews , Wednesday, November 12, 2014, 13:37

New York (CNN) -- New York emergency crews were attempting to rescue two workers trapped in a window-washing scaffold dangling perilously at the 69th floor of the 1,776-foot One World Trade Center building in lower Manhattan, authorities said Wednesday.

The workers were tethered and uninjured inside the apparatus, the city's fire department said.

Television images showed the scaffolding dangling precipitously at a sharp angle. Images on Twitter from the fire department showed the scaffold as seen from inside the tower, with New York Harbor and the Statue of Liberty in the distance.

Officials said New York Police Department emergency services units are on the scene and rescue workers had been able to communicate with the two window washers. They work for a company called Upgrade, according to Erica Dumas, a spokeswoman for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. The company had no comment.

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