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Boston FFs Rescue Window Washers Hanging from 12th Floor

July 9, 2020

Boston firefighters were called in after a scaffold malfunction left two window washers dangling from the 12th floor of a 14-story building in Boston's Chinatown neighborhood.

By Rick Sobey

Source Boston Herald

Boston firefighters rescued two window washers Thursday after a scaffold malfunction left them dangling 12 stories above the ground.

Two window washers dangling 12 stories up were rescued by Boston firefighters Thursday morning, according to fire officials.

Firefighters at 11 a.m. responded to a “scaffold malfunction from a 14 Story high rise at 23 Harrison Ave Chinatown,” the Boston Fire Department tweeted.

“The workers were dangling about 12 stores above the ground,” BFD wrote.

There were no reports of injuries.

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