Window washer rescued from Gold Coast high-rise

Published April 28, 2010 at 1:30 a.m.

Chicago firefighters rescued a window washer from outside the 26th floor of a Gold Coast high-rise this afternoon.

The worker was dangling from a rope and was brought to the roof of the building at 300 E. Ohio St. by firefighters at about 4 p.m., said Chicago Fire Department spokesman Quention Curtis.

He suffered minor injuries and will likely be taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital.

--Staff report

The window washer is taken to an ambulance after being rescued this afternoon. ( Tribune / Chris Sweda)

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