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So rescue from above is out. and rescue from below is impossible. the firefighters really need a miracle. eventually they decide to bring in a 150-foot crane. >> we had toyed with the idea of just using it as a high point to set up ropes to try to lift them up and drop them into a basket. >> but a rope rescue is also too dangerous. finally they come up with a solution that just might work. a man cage. >> so they put two of the firefighters, the rescue people in the cage, and they pulled it up almost 150 feet, then they lowered it down to where the guys were. >> the next step is risky, moving f...

Miracle. eventually they decide to bring in a 150-foot crane. >> we had toyed with the idea of just using it as a high point to set up ropes to try to lift them up and drop them into a basket. >> but a rope rescue is also too dangerous. finally they come up with a solution that just might work. a man cage. >> so they put two of the firefighters, the rescue people in the cage, and they pulled it up almost 150 feet, then they lowered it down to where the guys were. >> the next step is risky, moving from one basket to another 12 stories in the air. >> the biggest concern was the wind and the sway...

So rescue from above is out. and rescue from below is impossible. the firefighters really need a miracle. eventually they decide to bring in a 150-foot crane. >> we had toyed with the idea of just using it as a high point to set up ropes to try to lift them up and drop them into a basket. >> but a rope rescue is also too dangerous. finally they come up with a solution that just might work. a man cage. >> so they put two of the firefighters, the rescue people in the cage, and they pulled it up almost 150 feet, then they lowers it down to where the guys were. >> the next step is risky, moving fr...

A man cage. >> so they put two of the firefighters, the rescue people in the cage, and they pulled it up almost 150 feet, then they lower it down to where the guys were. >> the next step is risky, moving from one basket to another 12 stories in the air. >> the biggest concern was the wind and the sway. they were already tethered to their platform. so we carried that tether over to the man basket and they got locked into there and stepped across. >> it takes less than two minutes for the crane to lower the somewhat embarrassed construction workers to the ground. it's been more than three hours ...

So rescue from above is out. and rescue from below is impossible. the firefighters really need a miracle. eventually they decide to bring in a 150-foot crane. >> we had toyed with the idea of just using it as a high point to set up ropes to try to lift them up and drop them into a basket. >> but a rope rescue is also too dangerous. finally they come up with a solution that just might work. a man cage. >> so they put two of the firefighters, the rescue people in the cage, and they pulled it up almost 150 feet, then they lowered it down to where the guys were. >> the next step is risky, moving f...