Why Do Kitchen Fires Produce Such Strong Smoke?

10/9/2020 (Permalink)

Grease fires create a soot residue that is difficult to remove. We are equipped to have your kitchen back to the business of cooking in no time.

SERVPRO is Here for Help with Damage and Tough Smoke Odors After Your New Britain Kitchen Fire 

An unexpected fire inside your New Britain kitchen can bring a great deal of stress, devastation, and pungent odors. Whether the fire started while cooking a meal or you had an issue with an unattended candle or faulty appliance, cleanup is best when handled by skilled fire and smoke restoration technicians (FSRT). SERVPRO offers 24-hour emergency cleanup and restoration to give you the peace of mind you need when faced with such a situation. Just call our team, and we will send a crew out quickly to get started. 

What Makes Kitchen Fire Smoke Tougher to Remove? 

When called for a cleanup of kitchen fire damage in New Britain, we bring all our proven techniques and tools to the job. Most often, Kitchen fires produce protein-heavy soot and smoke residue, made up of food and fatty ingredients used for cooking. When such food items meet high heat from the blaze, they become rancid, amplifying the smells further. Further adding to the mess, protein-riddle soot residue is often sticky and thick, making it even more difficult to remove than powdery residue produced with other fires. 

To help us handle greasy, stubborn residues, SERVPRO employs special solvents and abrasives to break the bond on surfaces. Should any odorous elements remain after a thorough cleaning, we utilize equipment such as: 

• Air Scrubbers –this equipment pulls particulates from the air, catching and trapping them with onboard HEPA filtration.
• Thermal Foggers –this equipment heats specialized deodorants to create a fine mist or fog that settles on surfaces and binds to odor molecules for easier removal.
• Hydroxyl Generators –these generators use UV light to chemically change the protein-based molecules within your kitchen to remove the odors. 

SERVPRO of Middletown/New Britain is here to ensure your home returns to its preloss condition after suffering from fire damage. Contact us 24 hours a day, seven days a week at (860) 826-5169.