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Video: Firefighters rescue dangling window washer in Seattle

Firefighters on roof of the building stabilized the man, who was able to walk down to safety via an aerial ladder

SEATTLE — Firefighters rescued a window washer who was left dangling 60 feet above the ground when he slipped from his seat Thursday.

The man was working outside the top floor at Seattle Center’s McCaw Hall when his equipment malfunctioned.

He fell about nine feet, before his safety line left him hanging in mid-air, according to KVAL.com.

Firefighters on the roof of the building stabilized the man, who was able to walk down to safety via an aerial ladder.