Footage shows the platform swinging violently at the top of Devon tower in Oklahoma City with two workers stuck in the basket.
Oklahoma City Fire Department firefighters evacuated the streets surrounding the building as shattered glass fell to the ground.
Fortunately, the trapped window cleaners escaped without injury.
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