Салон в Саттоне-ин-Ашфилде затопил сточными водами из-за засора от жира

Sutton-in-Ashfield salon fills with sewage as owner forced to evacuate customers The owner has issued a plea to fellow businesses in the town centre following the incident Senior Reporter and Trainee Reporter The owner of a Nottinghamshire salon has recalled the moment she was forced to evacuate customers after the shop filled with sewage. ‌ Pearl Boutique in Sutton-in-Ashfield was fully booked with back-to-back appointments when sewage started coming in on Thursday, August 27. ‌ Owner Stacey May Wood and her colleagues noticed a "eggy and chemically" smell before water and tissue started coming up into the wash basins at the building in Outram Street. ‌ The 43-year-old was forced to call Severn Trent, which attended the incident and later explained that a "commercial amount of fat" that had been poured into the drains caused a blockage. "It embarrasses us and I felt embarrassed for myself even though it wasn't my fault," the business owner told the Nottingham Post. "We were fully booked and people were in the middle of treatments, but we had sewage coming in so we couldn't leave them in there. ‌ "It was all over the floor, which wasn't cheap to sort. It was horrendous and I was absolutely filthy - it's not very nice when you're supposed to be a luxury salon and you've got sewage coming through your sink." The salon owner explained that, after discovering sewage had risen to the top of the building's manhole, she quickly called out plumbers who unsuccessfully attempted to clear the drains. She then called Severn Trent and it was discovered the blockage had been caused by neighbouring businesses pouring fat down the drains. ‌ Following the incident, the salon owner has now issued a plea to fellow businesses in the town centre, urging them to be more considerate when disposing of waste. "Whoever you are, in Sutton-in-Ashfield with a business, please stop pouring fat down the drain because Severn Trent have been over 15 times to pump it out," she said in a Facebook video. "At some point, all through Sutton, it's going to get affected. We don't want no more of this because it was a nightmare. ‌ "It might be the fact that someone is pouring it down the drain and they don't understand the impact it's going to have on the rest of the town, but it is." Following the incident at the salon, Severn Trent has also reminded customers of the importance of binning fats and oils rather than flushing them. A spokesperson for the water supplier said: "Our teams have carried out maintenance on our sewer network in Outram Street which was blocked by fats, oils and greases that had made its way into the sewer. Article continues below "We have since cleared the blockage and will be carrying out a final check on the network to ensure it is clear. "When fats and oils cool they turn solid, so when paired with other things like wet wipes and sanitary products, can cause blockages in sewers which can impact homes and businesses. "We always encourage our customers to only flush the three Ps: pee, poo and paper, and to bin any fats and oils."