By Yepoka Yeebo
DNAinfo Reporter/Producer
MANHATTAN – Mishaps at two Manhattan high-rises, one at Rockefeller Center and the other at ABC Radio studios on the Upper West Side, left three window washers in need of rescuing Wednesday morning.
Two workers were trapped after their scaffolding came loose and tilted between the sixth and seventh floors of ABC Radio's studios on West 66th Street at West End Avenue.
"A little nervous, but we can't panic. We just have to wait for everybody to take care of it," one of the workers, Jesus Ayala, told NY1. He was trapped with Robert Kaufmann, the station said.
Firefighters had a hard time reaching the men because of how high up they were.
"Bringing them in through the windows, the fixed windows weren't an option. They were so high up, we couldn't get them with our ladders, so at that point we had to come up with a high-angle rescue option," said Fire Captain Kevin Harrison of Ladder 35, according to NY1.
Eventually, firefighters used ropes to hoist the men to safety, NY1 reported.
Earlier, a window washer was left clinging to a ledge at 75 Rockefeller Center after the window he was cleaning closed, trapping him for almost 20 minutes, the FDNY said. Police and fire fighters managed to pry the window open and get him back inside.
The man was taken to Bellevue Hospital on a stretcher, officials at the scene said, but an FDNY spokesman said there were no injuries in the incident.
