47-story fall kills cleaner

[Beth n Rod 1,279]

NEW YORK — A window washer fell 47 stories to his death Friday; his brother also fell from the same scaffold, but survived, though he is in critical condition, according to The New York Times.

Edgar Moreno was killed in the fall from the Solow Tower at East 66th Street and Second Avenue; his brother Alcides is fighting for his life at New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Hospital, the story stated.

A relative of the brothers told the Times that they had expressed concerns about the safety of the scaffold, but had been assured by a supervisor that the scaffold had been fixed, the story noted.

The brothers were employed by City Wide Window Cleaning of Jamaica, Queens, the story added.

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[Camelot 68]

The brother fell 47 stories and SURVIVED?!? Amazing...

[plainpainter 217]

My friends grandfather use to do that work. He saw too many comrades fall to their death, and decided to eventually open a diner on Nantucket - those were the days before platforms - where they just had ropes behind their backs.

[Tmrrptr 164]

Bad news.

Gosh, 47 stories?

That's enough time to consider ALL the regrets!

[FullBlast 14]

Hey please be careful out there guys!!!!!!!!!

I don't like stories like that!!!

[Beth n Rod 1,279]

Me either. Be careful.

It can and does happen.

Safety first.

Beth