Thursday, July 26, 2012 - 3:44pm
Window washers rescued after scaffolding rig gets stuck 35 floors up.
Four window washers are safe after being stranded outside a Las Vegas hotel.
Firefighters had to rescue the window washers who were stuck outside the 35th floor of the Vdara hotel for several hours wednesday.
Working from the rooftop, rescuers used a harness to lower people to the roof of a lower floor.
A hotel spokesperson says they believe the window washing platform had a mechanical malfunction.
Temperatures in Las Vegas were above 104-degrees during the ordeal.