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Scaffolding collapse traps two, left swinging from 9th floor
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Montgomery Community Media
Two construction workers clung to scaffolding nine stories up after its ropes snapped, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services.
On Tuesday at around 4:12 p.m., fire and rescue crews were dispatched to a residential apartment building located at 9701 Fields/Washingtonian Towers Road in Gaithersburg for a report of a scaffolding collapse.
Upon arrival, crews discovered a collapsed scaffolding on the 9th floor, which trapped the two construction workers.
The workers managed to escape through a 9th floor apartment window.
Crews managed to secure the scaffolding and left the scene in the care of building management.