Two window washers in Tysons were rescued this morning (Thursday) after the crane carrying their basket malfunctioned, leaving them dangling off a 22-story building.
Fairfax County’s Fire and Rescue Department responded to Tysons Tower (7900 Tysons One Place) around 9:20 a.m. after receiving numerous reports of the partial collapse, which saw one end of the basket drop — placing it at an unrecoverable angle.
Fairfax County’s 9-1-1 team is lending a hand to the ongoing emergency response to Hurricane Helene, which devastated the southeastern U.S., including parts of Virginia, in late September.
Four dispatchers with the county’s Department of Public Safety Communications (DPSC) deployed to North Carolina this morning (Monday) after getting a call for aid from their counterparts in that state, who have been working nonstop since the storm blew through the Carolinas on Sept. 27.
For the first time, animals from a research facility will be up for adoption at the Fairfax County Animal Shelter.
Roughly 4,000 beagles from a research facility will be transferred to the shelter. A spokesperson for the animal shelter says staff and volunteers are excited to welcome the animals to start the “next chapter of their lives.”
