A
worker is taken away in an ambulance after firefighters rescue him and
another worker after their platform gave way while working at the 12th
floor of the Elveden Centre building on 7th Avenue and 7th Street S.W.
on Monday June 11, 2012 in Calgary.
Photograph by: Dean Bicknell
, Calgary Herald
A
dramatic rescue of two men left dangling 10 stories in the air off of a
downtown high rise captivated the attention of hundreds of office
workers Monday.
Fire crews were called to the Elveden Centre in the 700 block of 7th Avenue SW. around 10:30 a.m. to rescue two workers who had been left stranded, clinging to their life lines, after the platform beneath them collapsed.
Both men were successfully lowered into the bucket of an awaiting fire truck shortly before noon.
From a south-facing window on the 17th floor of Sun Life Plaza, Shovik Sengupta watched this morning’s harrowing scene unfold.
The data analyst said he looked out the window shortly before 11 a.m. to see two men dangling from ropes.
“At the first they weren’t moving. They were staying very still. I don’t know if it’s because they are injured or because they don’t want to mess up their safety harness,” said Sengupta.
Sengupta watched as a rescuer lowered himself to the men who were clinging to ropes approximately 10 stories above the ground.
Below where the men had been dangling, the ground appears to be littered with debris, including buckets and window washing equipment.
“We missed the fall but we heard the sirens and we all came to the window,” he said. “At first it was pretty jarring to see two guys hanging from the building who aren’t moving.”
“It’s never a comfortable thing to see first thing on a Monday morning and you hope for the best.”
A spokesperson with the Calgary fire department said both workers were wearing lifelines when the platform collapsed.
No injuries have been reported and investigators are looking into the cause of the accident.
mpotkins@calgaryherald.com
Fire crews were called to the Elveden Centre in the 700 block of 7th Avenue SW. around 10:30 a.m. to rescue two workers who had been left stranded, clinging to their life lines, after the platform beneath them collapsed.
Both men were successfully lowered into the bucket of an awaiting fire truck shortly before noon.
From a south-facing window on the 17th floor of Sun Life Plaza, Shovik Sengupta watched this morning’s harrowing scene unfold.
The data analyst said he looked out the window shortly before 11 a.m. to see two men dangling from ropes.
“At the first they weren’t moving. They were staying very still. I don’t know if it’s because they are injured or because they don’t want to mess up their safety harness,” said Sengupta.
Sengupta watched as a rescuer lowered himself to the men who were clinging to ropes approximately 10 stories above the ground.
Below where the men had been dangling, the ground appears to be littered with debris, including buckets and window washing equipment.
“We missed the fall but we heard the sirens and we all came to the window,” he said. “At first it was pretty jarring to see two guys hanging from the building who aren’t moving.”
“It’s never a comfortable thing to see first thing on a Monday morning and you hope for the best.”
A spokesperson with the Calgary fire department said both workers were wearing lifelines when the platform collapsed.
No injuries have been reported and investigators are looking into the cause of the accident.
mpotkins@calgaryherald.com
Read more: http://www.calgaryherald.com/news/calgary/workers+rescued+after+hanging+ropes+from+downtown+Calgary+office+tower+with+photos/6763843/story.html#ixzz1xbNdnrTS
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