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Two Window Washers Rescued After Scaffold Malfunctions at Tysons Tower

Fairfax County’s technical rescue team executed a twin-tension rope descent that brought both workers to safety.

Overview

  • Crews were dispatched around 9:17 a.m. Thursday to 7900 Tysons One Place, the Intelsat-anchored high-rise, for a high-angle emergency.
  • Rescuers anchored twin-tension rope-lowering systems to steel beams, executed a controlled edge transition, secured each worker, and lowered them into a tower-ladder bucket.
  • Scanner-cited timelines placed the first rescue at approximately 10:07 a.m. and the second at about 10:24 a.m.
  • Fire officials reported no injuries and said everyone went home safe after the operation.
  • Building management said a mechanical failure disabled the window-washing basket, and reports varied on the height from at least 10 stories to roughly 15.