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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.
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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