Kitchen Fire

9/7/2017 (Permalink)

Leaving the kitchen unattended while cooking is the number one cause of house fires. The following is a photo of a kitchen fire that was caused by an electric skillet being left on while the homeowner was away at work. It was assumed that the remaining food became so hot and dry that it in turn ignited. As the flames grew the adjacent cabinetry became engulfed by the fire.in a short time the majority of the kitchen was consumed by the fire. We at SERVPRO take safety very seriously so we perform a safety audit to verify that the affected structure is indeed safe to work in. The clean up efforts on this project are not limited to the fire damage, the water used to extinguish the blaze left the residence saturated with a very dirty smokey water. So before we can start to remove the fire damaged materials we a tasked with a proper water mitigation. The wet items that were destroyed by the fire are removed in the beginning stages. We don't need to dry unsalvageable materials. Fire mitigation can be a long process to put the home back "Like it never even happened".