Thursday, November 13, 2014
Being a NYC Window Cleaner
TO SEE VIDEO:
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-30046663
World Trade Center: Secrets of a skyscraper window cleaner
13 November 2014 Last updated at 23:23 GMT
After two window cleaners endured a terrifying ordeal 68 storeys above the ground at the World Trade Center, many watching around the world wondered who would do such a dangerous job.
Juan Lizama and Juan Lopez held onto the nearly vertical platform for almost two hours after a cable holding the platform malfunctioned.
The pair were eventually rescued after firefighters cut a hole in the glass.
The BBC spoke to Andy Horton, a veteran window cleaner and safety trainer in New York, about the dangers of working hundreds of feet above the city streets.
Juan Lizama and Juan Lopez held onto the nearly vertical platform for almost two hours after a cable holding the platform malfunctioned.
The pair were eventually rescued after firefighters cut a hole in the glass.
The BBC spoke to Andy Horton, a veteran window cleaner and safety trainer in New York, about the dangers of working hundreds of feet above the city streets.
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