Update: 3:01 p.m., 11/12/2014

The two workers have been rescued without any harm. FDNY had to create a hole in the glass, to get the longtime workers to safety.

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New York’s Port Authority has confirmed that there are two window washers trapped on a scaffold hanging outside the 68th floor connected to the 1 World Trade Center. Since the windows in the building are unable to open, rescuers may have to cut through the glass.

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CBS New York reports: “The washers were done cleaning the windows and were about to ascend to to the top of the tower when the cable that pulls the scaffold up became loose.”

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At 1,776-feet tall, One World Trade Center is America’s tallest building. The 104-story, $3.9 billion skyscraper opened for business last week, with more than 170 Conde Nast employees moving into five of the company’s 25 floors. By early next year, the magazine publishing giant plans to have about 3,000 additional workers move in.

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