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Two construction workers were rescued after the lift they were working in crashed into a Harlem building early Friday, officials said.

The rescue took place just before 10 a.m. at 17 W. 118th St., where the construction lift with two workers on it fell into a five-story building, according to FDNY and NYPD officials.

Paramedics evaluated the unidentified workers at the scene. They were taken to Harlem Hospital for further treatment of minor injuries, authorities said.

The lift was fully extended when it somehow tipped over and became pinned against the building, FDNY spokesman Jim Long said.

Firefighters used an aerial ladder truck to pluck the workers off the lift, video shows.

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