A video shows window washers hanging on desperately as the scaffolding swings out of control and crashes into the side of Edmonton’s Stantec Tower.
A video just released on social media shows window washers hanging on desperately as their scaffolding swings out of control and crashes into the side of Edmonton’s Stantec Tower.
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View on XAt the end of the video one man is seen flung out of the scaffolding only kept up by his safety harness.
Firefighters performed a rescue mission to save the washers using a ladder truck and a pulley system. The scaffolding was about five stories above the ground.
Shortly before the incident, a wind warning had been announced in Edmonton, with estimated wind speeds of up to 100 km/h. It is unclear whether the wind had caused the incident.
The incident resulted in two windows breaking as the scaffolding slammed into the side of the building.
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