San Diego FFs Save Workers in Stalled Lift 42 Floors Up

June 4, 2019

Two construction workers were trapped in a broken window washing lift Tuesday, and San Diego's technical rescue team lowered themselves from the roof to reach the men.

By By Lyndsay Winkley

Source The San Diego Union-Tribune

San Diego firefighters lowered themselves from the roof of a downtown building in order to rescue two construction workers trapped in a broken window washing lift Tuesday.

SAN DIEGO—Firefighters saved two construction workers after their lift stalled outside of a window on the 42nd floor of a downtown building, a San Diego fire official said.

Someone called 9-1-1 about 9:40 a.m. to report that two men were stuck on a broken lift at a building under construction at 14th Street and Island Avenue, said San Diego Fire-Rescue spokeswoman Mónica Muñoz.

The fire department's technical rescue team made its way to the roof and used a rope system to lower down to the trapped men. They managed to remove a window at the 43rd Floor and hoisted the construction workers to safety, Muñoz said.

Both men were safe by about 11 a.m. No one was injured.

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