The smell of raw sewage nearly blew a Gisborne woman backwards when she walked into her home earlier this week. The unwelcome explosion occurred while Gisborne District Council contractors were clearing a large ‘fatberg’ near Sponge Bay, using a high-pressure water blaster. Supplied Workers spent most of the day using picks, shovels and hoses to break down a 500kg fatberg in Gisborne in July. “They said the toilet water had come right up to the top of the bowl, but had gone down again. SUPPLIED/Stuff A 'fatberg' found in Gisborne sewer main in July.

Source: Stuff August 21, 2020 04:18 UTC