Two window washers rescued from 69th floor of World Trade Center

Rescuers cut a window to reach the workers who clung to a platform suspended at a precarious angle a frightening 787 feet (240 meters) above ground at Tower 1 of the complex in lower Manhattan.

The window washers were wearing safety harnesses and therefore were not in grave danger, authorities said.

The building, which stands on the ground of the former World Trade Center which was attacked on September 11, 2001, re-opened only last week.