Fire personnel in Mobile, Alabama, rescued a window washer whose equipment jammed and left him dangling more than 450 feet outside a skyscraper.
A window washer in Alabama was rescued after his equipment jammed and left him dangling more than 450 feet outside the state’s tallest building on Monday, authorities said. The man was washing the windows outside the 35-story RSA Battle House Tower in downtown Mobile when his descender got stuck, Mobile Fire-Rescue said. Unable to move upward or downward, the man and a co-worker called 911 for help, saying that he was merely stuck and was not hurt or in danger of falling.
The window washer was unharmed, and no fire personnel were injured during the rescue. 'It worked like clockwork, it was beautiful,' District 1 Chief Brandon Jackson said of the rescue. 'Everybody walked away and went home safely.' CLICK TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP The RSA tower stands 745 feet tall and holds 433,165 square feet of office space.
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