Firefighters rescue 2 of 4 window washers in Vegas

LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Firefighters have rescued two of four window washers reported stranded outside the 35th floor of a Las Vegas Strip high-rise hotel.

Clark County spokeswoman Stacey Welling says a firefighter descended from the roof of the 46-story Vdara (vid-AR-uh) Hotel and lowered one worker in a harness to the roof of a third-floor landing area.

NBC affiliate KSNV-TV in Las Vegas is showing firefighters rigging ropes to reach the others.

The National Weather Service reports temperatures are 104 degrees and winds are a moderate 10 mph at nearby McCarran International Airport.

Vdara is one of several hotels in MGM Resorts International's big CityCenter complex.

A hotel spokeswoman says a mechanical failure caused the wokers' lift to fail.

Clark County and Las Vegas firefighters were summoned a little before noon.

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