Two window washers were brought to safety Friday morning after their platform malfunctioned outside a Montreal high-rise, prompting a rescue operation by firefighters.
The incident happened about 7:45 a.m. at a building near the intersection of Boulevard Robert-Bourassa and Rue De La Gauchetière in downtown Montreal.
Two window-washers stuck on a platform during a rescue operation on Montreal skyscraper on Oct. 9, 2026 (CityNews)
The two workers were washing windows about 14 floors above the ground when the platform became unstable and dropped about three feet. The workers felt unsafe and called 911.
Police and firefighters during a rescue operation after two window-washers got stuck on a platform on a Montreal skyscraper on Oct. 9, 2026 (CityNews)
The Montreal fire department (SIM) dispatched its rescue team to the scene. Both workers were brought down safely, and Urgences-santé says there has been no injures reported.
Two window-washers stuck on a platform during a rescue operation on Montreal skyscraper on Oct. 9, 2026 (CityNews)
The platform remains suspended outside the building and attached to the structure. The company will be responsible for bringing it down.
Two window-washers stuck on a platform during a rescue operation on Montreal skyscraper on Oct. 9, 2026 (CityNews)
Groupe Picotte, the window-washing company, said the machine had stopped working.
Montreal police (SPVM) officers were also at the scene to assist with traffic in the area.
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