The two workers were performing maintenance on the Hearst Tower in New York . It rises out of a six-story Depression-era , Art Deco facade with landmark status . The scaffolding they were on buckled in the middle . They fell to their deaths, and it was a tragic accident that could have been avoided if there had been better safety precautions taken by those who worked at the site of the collapse. `` All this for us ? '' one quipped to a paramedic .
The two workers were performing maintenance on the Hearst Tower in New York . The scaffolding they were on buckled in the middle . They fell to their deaths, and it was a tragic accident that could have been avoided if there had been better safety precautions taken by those who worked at the site of the collapse. `` All this for us ? '' one quipped to a paramedic .