Window washers dangle from broken scaffolding at NYC high-rise before daring rescue

Firefighters raced to rescue two window washers trapped on broken scaffolding blowing in the wind on the side of a high-rise building in Columbus Circle Friday morning, according to a report.First responders were called to 25 Columbus Circle around 9:47 a.m.after a 911 call about the window washers trapped on the building’s 78th floor, the Daily News reported, citing FDNY officials.The scaffold had broken free from the building and was hanging from security lines on the building’s roof, according to the outlet.Hair-raising footage from the ground showed the scaffolding billowing back and forth and spinning in perilous high-wind conditions.This is a developing story.

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