Rescue crews jumped into action when workers found themselves trapped on a tilted platform against a high-rise building in Tysons, Virginia, on Thursday, December 4. According to the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department, two window washers working on the Intelsat building became stuck at about 9:17 am when their window washer basket malfunctioned. “Upon arrival, rescue personnel met with building management who explained that the suspended scaffold had suffered a mechanical failure, leaving

The Chicago Fire Department is mourning the loss of one of its own after a 49-year-old veteran of the department was killed during a blaze on the city's South Side. ⁠ .⁠ Jermaine Pelt died after an extra-alarm blaze spread to multiple buildings in the city's West Pullman neighborhood early Tuesday morning. Two other firefighters were also injured. ⁠ .⁠ Pelt, a father of two, had recently walked his daughter down the aisle and just celebrated his 49th birthday: http://nbcchi.com/J3Xb7um .⁠ #firef