Window Washers Trapped at 50th Floor after Platform Malfunctions, Call for Help as Storm Rolls In

It was the perfect storm: A window-washing crew was perched on a platform on the 50th floor of a building in downtown Houston, Texas, when the platform malfunctioned and they were trapped.
The mechanical issues prevented the lift from going up or down, stranding them high in the air on Tuesday morning as the weather changed and the thunderstorm cell rolled in.
Many areas in Texas got quite a bit of rain over the past few days, and Houston was due for some rough weather. The forecast and darkenin