Photo courtesy DC Fire/EMS

Some scaffolding collapsed under a pair of window washers this morning, causing the D.C. fire department to launch a daring high-angle rescue. It happened about 7:30 a.m. at an 11-story building at 1140 Connecticut Ave. NW.

One of the workers was able to climb to safety with the help of co-workers, but the second man was stuck dangling eight floors up, so the fire department lowered a rescuer down to him in a harness, as you can see in the image above. The worker was safely rescued and no one was injured in the incident.

More photos of the rescue are posted to the DC Fire/EMS Facebook page.