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24/09/2015
Window Cleaners Rescued From Cleaning Platform
Two window cleaners have been rescued after being stuck in a cleaning cradle on the tenth floor of a building in central London on Wednesday afternoon.
It is understood that the two men had been trapped on the cradle for several hours before London Fire Brigade (LFB) was called at 16:17.
LFB said that the men were rescued from the platform, there were no reports of any injuries and the incident was over by 18:16.
(MH)
It is understood that the two men had been trapped on the cradle for several hours before London Fire Brigade (LFB) was called at 16:17.
LFB said that the men were rescued from the platform, there were no reports of any injuries and the incident was over by 18:16.
(MH)
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