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NYC firefighters rush to window washers in distress - chairman - 06-12-2013
The New York Fire Department is working to rescue two window washer in distress 45 stories up on a Midtown Manhattan high rise, CBS New York station WCBS-TV reports.
The window washers appear to be trapped at the top of the Hearst Building on 57th Street and 8th Avenue after scaffolding collapsed Wednesday afternoon.
Video shows a long, metallic scaffold buckled in the middle, creating a v-shape. The window washers appear to be on either side of the site of the buckling.
Firefighters say they may undertake a "high angle rescue." The street beneath has been closed.
The Hearst Building is famous for its unusual triangular framing pattern.