VIDEO: Window cleaners spin out of control on top of China's second-tallest building
Two window cleaners working on China's second tallest building found themselves swinging violently almost 500 metres above the ground after their suspended platform spun out of control.
The incident happened this morning at the Shanghai World Financial Centre, a 101-storey, 492 metre-tall skyscraper.
The video, shot from the 100th floor restaurant, shows the hanging platform out of control repeatedly smashing into the glass walls at speed, causing loud thumping noises.
"I'm worried for them," a nearby spectator can be heard saying in English. Just before the video ends, a small fragment can be seen falling from the base of the platform as it is damaged by the impacts.
The reports that the hanging platform smashed through the curtain wall, and the two workers were treated in hospital with minor bruises.
It is thought strong winds were the cause of the incident, but an investigation is underway.
