Window-washing basket malfunctions, 2 workers rescued midair from Fairfax County high

Window washers rescued from dangling basket 15 stories up at Tysons

Fairfax County firefighters rescued two window washers who were stuck in a basket about 15 stories up at Tysons Tower in Virginia. No one was injured.

High-rise window cleaners dangle from 22-story building after basket collapses

A pair of high-rise window cleaners were left dangling in the air from a 22-story building after their basket broke. On Thursday (4 December), Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department were dispatched to a building in Tysons, Virginia, to rescue the two workers who were stranded roughly 15 floors above the ground. Emergency service workers lowered the pair down from the side of the building using ropes and a tower ladder bucket. The window clean…

Window-washing basket malfunctions, 2 workers rescued midair from Fairfax County high

Two workers were rescued after a window-washing basket malfunctioned, leaving them suspended from a building in Tysons, Fairfax County Fire and Rescue said.

Window washer seen dangling from Tysons high-rise after platform collapses

Two workers trapped several stories up outside a Tysons, Virginia, high-rise Thursday were rescued after their window-washing basket partially collapsed, officials said. The window washers were working on the Intelsat building at 7900 Tysons One Place, near the Capital Beltway and Chain Bridge Road, about 10 a.m. when one side of their window washing platform malfunctioned, Fairfax County Fire and Rescue said. The workers’ safety ropes held them…

Daring high-rise rescue saves two window washers in Virginia 41NBC News

(NBC)- A dramatic rescue unfolded Thursday morning in Tysons Corner, Virginia, after a tether supporting a window-washing basket snapped—leaving two workers dangling 15 stories above the ground in frigid, low-30s temperatures. Radio traffic captured the tense moments as emergency crews rushed in. “Extended call. Make sure we do everything right. Slow it down, be safe,” responders were heard saying over Broadcastify. Fairfax County firefighters q…