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Firefighters Rescue Workers From 42nd Floor Of Boston Skyscraper

Two window washers are safe thanks to Boston firefighters who rescued them from a dangling scaffold outside of 100 Sudbury Street.

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Boston firefighters captured this picture of the scene at 100 Sudbury Street, where two workers were rescued from the 42nd floor of the luxury apartment building.
Boston firefighters captured this picture of the scene at 100 Sudbury Street, where two workers were rescued from the 42nd floor of the luxury apartment building. (Boston Fire Department)

BOSTON — Two window washers were rescued after getting stuck outside the 42nd floor of a skyscraper in downtown Boston Thursday afternoon.

According to Boston firefighters, the two workers were in a mechanical basket outside 100 Sudbury Street, a luxury apartment building when something went wrong, causing the scaffold to dangle in the air.

Firefighters responded to the scene and said they were able to remove a window and pull the two men out of the basket and into the building.

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The workers' names have not been released, but firefighters say they are in their 30s.

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Firefighters say the men were in "good spirits" and were secured and connected to a safety harness during the rescue operation.

There were no injuries reported.

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The cause of the collapse is under investigation.

No additional information was immediately released.

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