HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. – Two workers trapped after the collapse of scaffolding outside an oceanfront condo building were safely rescued Wednesday afternoon.
Sky 10 was over the scene at the Hemispheres Condominium at 1950 S. Ocean Drive in Hallandale Beach where Broward Sheriff’s Office Fire Rescue performed the meticulous operation.
“This is something we train for. We train often for this,” BSO Fire Rescue Battalion Chief Michael Kane said. “And it’s something we do very meticulously to make sure we do it right.”
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The two workers were stuck between the 5th and 7th floors and were harnessed but needed help to get down. They were believed to be about 70 feet above the ground.
The men appeared to be in good spirits and were not believed to be injured. One said he was experiencing some pain in his leg because of the tightness of the harness.
One of the workers was first lowered to the ground with the help of a rescue official who had rappelled down from above.
The other worker was then carefully helped off the scaffolding and into a firefighters’ bucket, which was then lowered to the ground.
Both workers were taken into ambulances to be checked out.
BSO received a call about the stuck workers around 3 p.m. and the rescue was completed around 4:30 p.m.
“Both are safe, both appear to be unharmed, and as far as we’re concerned, this is a success and a good story,” Kane said.
Investigators planned to carefully lower the remaining scaffolding and then try to figure out what caused it to fail.