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An extreme cleaner spent three days scrubbing a house with the ‘worst fridge’ after finding out a 13-year-old girl lived in the filthy conditions.

Auri Kananen, 30, said the fridge was stuffed with four-year-old rotten food and the kitchen was infested with cockroaches and spiders.

The house in Miami, Florida, belonged to 42-year-old mum who slept on a single sofa with her daughter because the other rooms were inaccessible due to rubbish.

Mouldy food cartons can be seen completely covering floors and the fridge was also full of rancid liquid.

The sink, which Auri said brought her to the home, had a black crust formed on top with clumps of hair stuck to it.

It took 203 bin bags to clear the house, and three days to scrub the house clear of grime.

Auri even built new beds complete with fresh sheets for family.

The fridge was also full of rancid liquid (Picture: Auri Kananen/SWNS)

Before Auri cleaned the oven (Picture: Auri Kananen/SWNS)

After Auri cleaned the oven (Picture: Auri Kananen/SWNS)

The extreme cleaner travels the world tackling dirty homes for free and earns money through social media ad revenue and sponsors.

Auri from Tampere, Finland, said: ‘There was so much rotten food in there infested with cockroaches and spiders.

‘The fridge was something out of this world, I have never seen something so dirtylicious.

‘Other trash in the living room, girl’s room and mum’s room included dry trash, toys, food, packages and clothes.

Before Auri cleaned the kitchen (Picture: Auri Kananen/SWNS)

After Auri cleaned the kitchen (Picture: Auri Kananen/SWNS)

‘You couldn’t see the bathroom floor. We collected 203 big bags of trash.

‘It took us three days to clean it. Three rooms and two bathrooms.’

After Auri gutted the home, she said the mum and the daughter were so grateful and excited the rooms were clean enough they could hear an echo when speaking.

She said: ‘At first, it felt like they didn’t quite understand what we were doing.

‘When the place started to look cleaner they were amazed.

‘The mum thanked us so many times and finally, she came to hug me.

‘The girl went to her room and was cheering because it echoed there – she was so happy about that.’

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