2 Workers Stuck on World Trade Center, 69 Stories Up, Have Been Rescued

Two window washers who were stranded on scaffolding 69 floors up outside One World Trade Center on Wednesday were rescued after fire officials broke a window and pulled them inside to safety.

New York City police and fire officials came to the rescue after a 911 call came in at 12:42 p.m., The Wall Street Journal reported.

"They are in a difficult spot," a fire department spokesman told the newspaper. "They are feeling the effects of hanging in there."

The scaffolding was dangling at a 45-degree angle at about the 69th floor after a motorized cable became loose, CBS New York reported.

The 104-story building — America's tallest — opened for business last week, the station said.

The New York City Fire Department tweeted a photo of the rescue.

Now: #FDNY rescuing workers trapped on scaffolding outside 1 World Trade Center. View from the 68th floor. pic.twitter.com/3c7Oi8EZPD

— FDNY (@FDNY) November 12, 2014

Twitter users watched as the story unfolded.

omg the window washers of the Freedom Tower are stranded on the side of the building. how terrifying 😪

— Rachael Rohrig (@rachaelallison_) November 12, 2014

Window washing platform collapsing on 1 WTC bldg - just drove by pic.twitter.com/NZIsno6vNQ

— Zachary Prensky (@Zackfoot) November 12, 2014

Prayers up to those window washers stranded at the World Trade Center.

— IGgumptownpowerhouse (@BlackSaiyan440) November 12, 2014

This is horrifying. Window washers stranded outside the 68th floor of 1 World Trade Center. Photos are insane pic.twitter.com/hgXKsLpJ6c

— Dax Holt (@daxholt) November 12, 2014

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