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    Window Washers Rescued From Basket 'Swinging Violently' Atop Oklahoma Skyscraper

    Video posted by the Oklahoma City Fire Department shows an out-of-control basket at the top of the skyscraper wildly twisting in the wind with two workers on board.
    by Merrit Kennedy May 16, 2019 1 minute
    Firefighters have rescued two window washers trapped on the Devon Tower in Oklahoma City.

    Early-morning commuters in Oklahoma City on Wednesday may have caught a harrowing sight: a window-washing basket swinging wildly at the top of the tallest building in the state.

    A video Oklahoma City Fire Department shows the basket, connected to a crane but suspended

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