The window cleaners in Tianjin definitely imagined this working day to be different. In the metropolis of millions near the capital Beijing, a violent storm suddenly occurs as the men are abseiling down two platforms from a high-rise building.
The platforms are set in motion by the strong wind. Shocked residents watch as the men on the structures slam against the house facade over and over again. The workers are shaken helplessly and cannot do anything about the wild ride.
However, the dangerous situation goes off lightly for them. The alarmed fire brigade can save the men.
Fatal accident a few days earlier
A similar accident in Wuhan, however, tragically ends a few days earlier. There, too, several window cleaners were surprised by the strong wind. Their platforms crash into the facade of the skyscraper – so violently that two workers are seriously injured by the impact.
The fire brigade can rescue the two workers from the platforms and deliver them to the hospital in an emergency. Both workers later succumb to their injuries in the hospital. (zis)