Soot Lurks in Home after Fire

5/1/2019 (Permalink)

Soot on Ceiling in Home after Fire

After a fire has happened in a home and the “smoke clears” it may seem like the immediate danger has passed.  While that is true in a sense that the fire is gone and it may be safe from further destruction, there is still a danger that may lurk in the home.  There is perhaps soot residue now present.  Soot can cause odors, discoloration, corrosion and etching.  SERVPRO of Newark offers a thorough cleaning of soot and smoke residue left behind from fires.  We know that smoke behaves in a way that is different in each and every fire.  Depending on what the fire was, how it started, temperatures, air flow of homes and the list goes on, we clean the entire home in a detailed process.  In this picture you can see how the soot in the ceiling is coming off as SERVPRO cleans it. SERVPRO helps it "Like it never even happened".