How Professionals Clean Fire Extinguisher Residue From Your Manhattan Apartment

7/5/2021 (Permalink)

Kitchen fires can happen quickly and the fire damage needs to be remediated right away. Contact our certified SERVPRO team 24/7 for services.

Restoring Fire Suppression Damages in Your Manhattan Apartment

Over-range fire suppression systems are becoming more and more common throughout Manhattan homes and properties to reduce the fast-spreading nature of kitchen flare-ups. While these might quickly put out a potential fire, it does not happen without damages and a mess of its own to face. Powder suppression can spread the extinguishing material throughout the affected area. When coupled with smoke and soot damage from the small fire, it can become problematic to overcome without the proper training and equipment.

After a minor kitchen fire that engaged the suppression system, you get your first look at the fire damage in your Manhattan property. Residues from powder, smoke, and soot affect many of the surfaces in the immediate area, and cleaning these as promptly as possible can reduce the possibility of staining. If the damage stays primarily contained within the kitchen, our SERVPRO team can isolate this area using thick plastic sheeting and other containment strategies.

The wipe-down process can reduce and eliminate a large portion of this residue from surfaces within the affected areas. Quickly cleaning these damaged surfaces can help to reduce the possibility of requiring the replacement of certain materials by protecting and preserving cabinets, appliances, flooring, ceilings, and even the HVAC system if soot, smoke, and residual powder get pulled into the ductwork.

Odors After Fire Damage

Lingering odors are another problem that property owners face after a kitchen fire. Our SERVPRO professionals have advanced equipment like our hydroxyl generators that can help to significantly reduce or permanently eliminate noxious odors throughout this kitchen area. The containment that isolated this affected region of your home can help ensure the deodorizing equipment's effectiveness.

Powder suppression systems can sometimes cause more of a mess than smaller fires that they work to prevent. Whether you need clean up or a complete restoration to your fire-damaged structure, our SERVPRO of Upper West Side restoration technicians can help. Our rapid response team is available 24/7 by calling (917) 498-1362.