Abandoned septic tank causes crane collapse in Franklin 00:46. FRANKLIN - A crane being used by a tree company smashed into a house in Franklin Wednesday because of an abandoned septic tank.

NEVADA, Iowa (KCRG) - A crane operator is being hailed a hero after using their steady hands to help lift a person who fell 25 feet into a concrete tank at an industrial construction site.

Bad idea: trying to use a crane to lift a water tank before checking if it’s empty or not. You can see the crane’s arm begin to buckle under the weight of. Skip to content Search .

Progress is being made on the complex and difficult task of removing "pencil tanks" from Hanford's Plutonium Finishing Plant, despite problems with a crane that's more than 40 years old.