Amazing rescue: Strong winds, 25th floor, 2 stuck on Abu Dhabi ledge

Abu Dhabi Police have rescued two Asian cleaners from falling from the 25th floor of a building under construction in the Khalidiya area of the city.

The workers were in danger of falling down because their scaffold had been damaged by strong winds.

Colonel Mohammed Ibrahim Al Amri, director of Emergency Management and Public Safety, said the police moved immediately with an ambulance after the operations room received information about the workers’ plight.

The Civil Defence team had to break the glass façade of the building to secure the scaffold because of strong winds.

The workers were taken to Sheikh Khalifa Hospital for medical tests which confirmed that they were in good health.

Captain Abdullah Al Tamimi, head of customer service and public relations of the Directorate-General of Civil Defence in Abu Dhabi, urged contracting and building maintenance companies to get scaffolds serviced and ropes checked for strength regularly.


 

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