Crews Remove Broken Scaffolding From Avocado Building
More than three hours after two workers were stranded, dangling from a medical building at 1401 Avocado Avenue, crews were able to remove the scaffolding that malfunctioned on Monday morning.
“Once the victims were safe, firefighters assisted in lowering the scaffolding to safety utilizing a high angle rope rescue technique,” said Jennifer Schulz, a Newport Beach Fire Department spokeswoman. “Firefighters harnessed a representative from the company that owned the scaffolding and lowered him to the inoperable equipment.”
He was then able to lower the scaffolding to the ground, she said. The men were stranded at 10:45 a.m., and the scaffolding was on the ground by 2 p.m.
A total of 22 firefighters from Newport Beach and Costa Mesa responded, Schulz said, along with Newport Beach police. Avocado Avenue was closed briefly between San Miguel and San Nicolas drives.
Read our earlier story — including interviews with the two rescued men — here.
Photos courtesy of the Newport Beach Fire Department.
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