Dangling Window Washers Rescued From 1 WTC

Phew. Two window washers who were dangling from scaffolding around the 68th floor of One World Trade Center have been rescued, reports CNN. Incredible images showed the scaffolding tilted at a sharp angle with the two men inside. Rescuers got them out by cutting through a skyscraper window and pulling them inside the building, reports the Daily News. Both seemed OK but were put into neck braces as a precaution. The newspaper identifies them as Juan Lizama and Juan Lopez.

One is a 14-year-veteran of the industry and the other a five-year veteran, reports NBC News. “They’re a lot older now than they were two hours ago,” former New York fire commissioner Thomas Von Essen tells WNBC. Authorities say a cable snapped as the men were working on the building, which just happens to be the nation's tallest. (More One World Trade Center stories.)