Crane Crushes Water Main, Tips into House in Florida

House was destroyed, 80 others without water.
Aug. 18, 2025

A truck crane installing utility poles crushed a water main, causing it to overtip and crush a nearby house.

No one was in the house, and the accident left around 80 homes without water, according to a report by WFTV.

The reported cited a manager with the crane company, Big Iron International, who said the water line did not show up when locating utilities assessed the area.

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