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Window washers rescued after dangling from platform

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December 8, 2025

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Two workers were in a window-washing basket on a high-rise building in Tysons, Virginia, when one side of it came loose, leaving them dangling precariously for at least an hour before they were rescued, according to the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department.

There were no injuries, said department spokesperson Ashley Hildebrandt. It is unclear what caused the scaffolding to become unmoored, she said.

“It’s something that you would see in like Spider-Man or in a movie, expecting a superhero to come out and save them in some kind of way, and more or less, they did,” said Brandon Matthews, who works in the building and was on the 15th floor at the time.

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