Two window washers were reported trapped on a scaffolding at 1 World Trade Center, according to the Office of Emergency Management.
Images from the scene showed the scaffolding dangling at a precarious angle.
The scaffold is trapped at around the 68th floor.
The incident began at around 12:45 p.m. on the south side of the building.
Emergency responders from the Police and Fire Departments along with the Port Authority are on the scene in an effort to rescue the workers and secure the dangling scaffold platform.
And here are photos of the terrifying scene:
Scaffolding hanging 50 floors up at One World Trade, reports of 2 window washers trapped http://t.co/XnTrBZpFNk pic.twitter.com/qtq5ouGNNv
— New York Post Metro (@nypmetro) November 12, 2014
Scaffolding dangling from 1 World Trade Center. Watch it live: http://t.co/3bjlezOJ7h pic.twitter.com/NW4TvhXaxn
— CBS46 (@cbs46) November 12, 2014
JUST IN: 2 workers trapped on scaffolding dangling from 1 World Trade –> http://t.co/MeEfe462zx pic.twitter.com/XMhoPvOHIO
— ABC30 Fresno (@ABC30) November 12, 2014
Window washers are reportedly trapped inside scaffolding dangling from One World Trade Center http://t.co/GWG5eBFnVa pic.twitter.com/EiwCsZocJ0
— Intelligencer (@intelligencer) November 12, 2014
#BREAKING: Window washers are trapped on a scaffold at 1 World Trade Center. MORE> http://t.co/pfyssoT82U pic.twitter.com/NEr6aYps9n
— News12NJ (@News12NJ) November 12, 2014
2 window washers are trapped outside the 50th floor of One World Trade Center http://t.co/HH9nXS9L90 pic.twitter.com/IbDHLsq7MX
— Business Insider (@businessinsider) November 12, 2014
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We’ll update as soon as we hear more.
Update. Rescuers are on the scene:
Photo from New York Fire Department of rescuers at One World Trade Center – pic.twitter.com/U3V16qWgXp
— Matthew Keys (@MatthewKeysLive) November 12, 2014
Editor’s note: This post has been updated with an additional tweet.
Update:
Video: Two window cleaners stranded outside World Trade Center rescued through hole in glasshttp://t.co/Kf5xN3qjey pic.twitter.com/5IIUV4PoVm
— ITV News (@itvnews) November 12, 2014
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