Window cleaner survives six-storey fall, Window Cleaning

Window cleaner survives six-storey fall - 02/07/2009

A commercial cleaner in New York has had a miraculous escape after suffering only minor injuries from a six-storey fall.

Alex Clay, of Eau Claire, Wisconsin, told the BBC that he had been repairing a line holding up his platform when he was overcome with tiredness and was forced to let go.

The accident during window cleaning at a New York office demonstrates the importance of bringing in professional commercial cleaners to carry out such work, which can be extremely dangerous if the safety equipment is not properly in place.

Commenting on the incredible fall and his lucky escape, Mr Clay told the news provider: "It all just felt very surreal. It was very, very dream-like."

Meanwhile, commercial cleaners in the US are increasingly being urged to dump toxic cleaning products in favour of green alternatives.

Earlier this week Connecticut governor Jodi Rell passed a law requiring all cleaning agencies working in schools to clean the premises with environmentally-friendly products in future, the Wilton Bulletin reports.

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