Hang on! Terrifying moment window cleaners’ cradle slams into a Kuala Lumpur skyscraper as it spins in strong winds
- High-rise window cleaners in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, were caught up in winds
- Freak footage shows the gondola break loose of its moorings and dangle mid air
- The platform is tossed about by the winds before crashing into the LS Law Tower
- The hair-raising video has been viewed more than 640,000 times on Facebook
This is the terrifying moment window cleaners were left clinging on for dear life as strong winds slammed their platform into the side of a skyscraper in Kuala Lumpur.
The cradle carrying the workers broke loose from its moorings and swung wildly through the air during a storm in the Malaysian capital yesterday afternoon.
A video of the incident, which took place at the 48-storey TS Law Tower, has been viewed more than 640,000 times on Facebook.
This image shows the moment workers scrambled off the gondola (left) outside the 48-storey TS Law Tower in Kuala Lumpur, after crashed back into the building during high winds
The footage shows the cleaning platform swinging through the air before crashing into the side of the building in strong winds.
At least two workers are seen climbing free of the platform after it hits the side of the skyscraper and remains motionless for a moment.
In a statement, Junain Bahau, operations centre commander for the Kuala Lumpur Fire and Rescue Department, said a team was immediately sent to the scene after the incident was reported to the emergency services.
However, the workers had managed to escape from the wind-buffeted gondola before firefighters had arrived at the TS Law Tower.
Mr Bahau said: ‘When we arrived at the scene after receiving information from a representative of the construction site, the victims on the gondola had already managed to save themselves.
Hair-raising footage showed a windows cleaners’ platform blown into mid air hundreds of feet above ground in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
‘There was no action from the Bomba [Fire and Rescue Department] team at the scene.’
It is unclear if the local authorities are investigating the incident.
A Facebook user said in the comments section: ‘For outdoors construction work, it is best to look at the weather first.
‘Malaysia’s weather is not like before, we have to be careful. The next time something like this happens, people might not be so lucky.’
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