Two window washers have been rescued after they became stuck 42 stories in the air while working on an East Village high-rise Tuesday morning, according to San Diego Fire-Rescue.
Just after 9:45 a.m., police and fire crews responded to a skyrise building on Island Avenue near 14th Street where the two workers became trapped due to equipment malfunction, SDFD said.
SDFD crews set up a rope system on the building’s roof so they could rappel down to where the washers were stuck.
An exterior window on the 43rd floor was removed so officials could pull the workers through the building.
At 10:52 a.m., the first window washer was pulled through the window and rescued.
Nine minutes later, the second window washer was rescued.
A park, located next to the high-rise, was closed off with police tape in case of any falling objects.
No injuries were reported, according to SDFD.
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