Window Cleaners Left Hanging On For Dear Life Nearly 1000ft Up Skyscraper After Scaffolding Cable Snaps

FIREMEN were called to rescue two window cleaners who were left dangling nearly 1000ft up a skyscraper yesterday because a cable on their rig snapped.

The two cleaners had been washing down windows on the 71st floor of the 75 floor office tower – that stands at over 1000ft – when a motor stopped working.


The washers then called for help at 10.40am local time but a cable supporting the scaffolding on one side snapped, leaving them stranded just four floors from the top. 

They were left dangling from the JPMorgan Chase Tower in Houston, USA for over 40 minutes with their rig listing at a 45 degree angle over the sheer drop.

Firemen then reached the building and hauled them off the precarious rig into safety by cutting out one of the large windows.

Despite their dizzying ordeal being stranded up Texas’ tallest building, also one one of the highest in the country, neither of the two men reported any injuries.