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| A firefighter reached the stranded window cleaners by rappelling about two floors from the top of the 23-story structure. |
Crews rescue two window washers from building in downtown San Diego (Incident at First Allied Plaza building) - SAN DIEGO - Emergency crews came to the rescue of two window washers who became trapped several hundred feet above street level Monday outside a Marina-area high-rise due to a malfunction on their mechanized work platform.
The non-injury mishap at the First Allied Plaza building, 655 W. Broadway, was reported about 1:15 p.m., according to the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department. A firefighter reached the stranded men by rappelling about two floors from the top of the 23-story structure. The rescuer then strapped one of the workers to his harness, after which they were lowered 16 floors onto a roof on a protruding section of the building, reaching it about 2:15 p.m., SDFRD spokesman Maurice Luque said. "It was determined that it was safest and easiest to lower individually each of the window washers down to a rooftop which was about 16 floors down," said Luque.
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A firefighter reached the stranded men by rappelling about two floors from the top of the 23-story structure. inside," Sanchez said.
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No injuries were reported. 10News learned a similar incident happened at the same building about a year and a half ago. 10News attempted to contact the window washing company, Glass With Class out of El Cajon, but their listed number had been disconnected.
DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO — Two window washers had to be rescued Monday afternoon after their platform got stuck off the 21st floor of a building in downtown San Diego.
The workers were on a rig hanging off the First Allied Plaza building on West Broadway near Kettner Boulevard when the call to rescue them was made about 1:15 p.m., San Diego Fire-Rescue spokesman Maurice Luque said.
Firefighters were able to get the two men down by about 2:45 p.m. The men were rescued one at a time. A firefighter rappelled down the side of the building to the platform, then harnessed the workers. They were lowered to a roof farther down the building, Luque said. Luque said the men, with a company called Glass with Class, were stuck after the motor on the cleaning rig malfunctioned.
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| Fire crews were called to rescue two window washers stuck in their rig, 21 floors above ground, in downtown San Diego on Monday afternoon. |
The workers were on a rig hanging off the First Allied Plaza building on West Broadway near Kettner Boulevard when the call to rescue them was made about 1:15 p.m., San Diego Fire-Rescue spokesman Maurice Luque said.
Firefighters were able to get the two men down by about 2:45 p.m. The men were rescued one at a time. A firefighter rappelled down the side of the building to the platform, then harnessed the workers. They were lowered to a roof farther down the building, Luque said. Luque said the men, with a company called Glass with Class, were stuck after the motor on the cleaning rig malfunctioned.
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