Silo collapses in Pennsylvania

A 600 ton cement silo built in 1992 collapsed onto a metal silo next to it at the Hutters Dairy farm, Mount Pleaseant in Westmoreland County. Tuesday afternoon the silo's containing 630 tons of corn silage started to lean  and collapsed, damaging the other silos near by. The damaged silos may have to come down, but the emergency is to get the the silage under protective cover before it spoils. Also they need to squeeze the silage to remove as much moisture as possible. Read more ...