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The fatberg weigs the equivalent of around 250 family cars (Picture: PA)A \u2018monster\u2019 fatberg thought to weigh about 300 tonnes is clogging a sewer in Birmingham.
\nWater services company Severn Trent said the giant mass of oil, grease, wet wipes and nappies will take until June to clear, despite staff working \u2018around the clock\u2019.
\nThe fatberg in Hodge Hill is the biggest blockage they have ever dealt with, weighing the equivalent of around 250 family cars.
\nIt is estimated to be 1m (3ft) high and 1,000m (1,094yds) long and could take a month to clear.
\nFatbergs are formed when oil, grease and fat poured down drains combine with non-biodegradable items such as wet wipes, nappies and cotton buds.
\nSevern Trent operations manager Scott Burgin said: \u2018Our advice is to always leave leftover cooking fat to cool, before disposing of it in the bin and to stick to only flushing the three P\u2019s (pee, poo and toilet paper) and bin anything else.
\n\u2018These relatively small changes can make a big difference and hopefully avoid any future fatbergs.\u2019
\nThe company said that in the last year it has been called out to thousands of blockages across the region, of which three quarters were caused by people misusing the sewer system.
\nSevern Trent was alerted to the latest fatberg \u2013 which it referred to as \u2018giant\u2019 and a \u2018monster\u2019 \u2013 by sewer sensors which monitor for rising water levels.
\nIf an alert is triggered, a team of engineers respond to investigate and clear any blockages forming before customers are impacted.
\nMr Burgin added: \u2018We\u2019d like to apologise to any customers who might be affected by our work and thank the community for their patience and understanding.
\n\u2018We\u2019re working as quickly as we can to resolve this problem and get everything back to normal as quickly as possible.\u2019
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