A frying pan, frisbee and tools were discovered in a Bradford sewer blocked by ‘unflushables’.

The treasure trove of discarded objects were thrown into the sewer network in Allerton, creating a back up of sewage.

Yorkshire Water has urged customers to avoid disposing of foreign objects and ‘unflushables’ via manholes or toilets.

The items, which should not have entered the network, stopped the sewer network from flowing properly.

Blockages of this kind can lead to customers being unable to use their toilets, sewage escape from manholes and into the local environment, and pollution to watercourses.

It took four hours for Yorkshire Water’s team to remove the blockage and return the sewer to its normal operation.

Miles Cameron, regional operations manager at Yorkshire Water, said: “Our teams deal with blockages in the sewer network caused by foreign objects every day. It is important customers take the time to think about the possible impact disposing of unwanted items, tools, construction materials and other objects into the sewer may have.

“In this instance, the items caused a blockage in the network which restricted the flow of wastewater and could ultimately end up with sewage backing up and into properties, escaping onto road and paths or entering local watercourses.

“We would urge our customers to only flush the 3Ps (pee, poo and toilet paper) down the toilet and not to dispose of construction materials, tools or other objects into the network.”

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