A pair of unsecured window washers had the fright of their lives Friday when the wind seized their scaffold, sending it twisting and turning virtually eight tales up — and smashing into the posh Manhattan high-rise they have been cleansing.
Authorities say the 2 staff have been on a scaffold exterior the 78th ground of 25 Columbus Circle when their rig began swinging wildly uncontrolled. It slammed into an condominium window. Chunks of damaged glass rained down onto 58th Avenue between Eighth and Ninth Avenues, although no accidents have been reported. The world was blocked off for a while.
Video posted to the Citizen app confirmed the scaffold twisting within the air.
In response to the FDNY, rescue staff have been capable of haul the scaffold shut sufficient to the constructing to rescue the window washers. Each have been taken to a hospital as a precaution and each are anticipated to be OK. It is not clear why they weren’t secured on the time of the incident.
The Division of Buildings can also be investigating.
