Burst sewer pipe

One of my friend bought a house that was only 1 block away from the local school last year. They love the location very much. Only problem is, under the ground there are 3 sewer pipe running across (main one about 1/3 east) of the land and join together in almost the middle of the back yard. I told them don't buy it
but they won't listen.

Just received a urgent call from them about half an hour ago, for some unknown reason, the area where the pipes join together in their back yard burst and ......it's a horrible scene...

Definitely don't want to be on site, so I provided them the contact for their council, Sydney water and a few companies from Internet who provides 24 hours emergency sewer pipe service....

So any of you having a sewer pipes joint in your land, be aware of this awful situation...

Gosh that's horrible! I can't imagine the stink

Thats on thing I like when doing my extensions recently I found out there is no sewage joint on my property My sewage runs to the middle of the next door neighbours yard then into the main system.


On the flip side I remember as a kid moving into a country house with a sewage tank that had leaked between residences and was over flowing God you could smell it for months after it was fixed.