Though you may think your small kitchen fire was contained in the just the kitchen, and you see no physical damage in the rest of the home, that may not be true. Smoke can travel throughout the home via atmosphere and the HVAC unit if the air or heat is running, soot traveling through the home can cause soot webs to form in corners and at the ceiling. 

Fires can happen when you least expect it, in this case we were called out to this home in Newport after the mother was cooking her family dinner when a freak accident happened causing a fire to start in the kitchen, though the fire was contained in the kitchen, soot damage occurred throughout the house.

So, how do we clean after fires?Cleaning in fire damage restoration means removing smoke residues and removing smoke odors all through out the residence. At SERVPRO we also do a duct cleaning on each fire job so therefore the odor does not return once the HVAC has been turned back on. 

This was the aftermath of a kitchen fire in Hubert when we arrived on the scene. There was significant smoke and soot damage. The owner couldn't believe how quickly and completely we were able to clean the soot from the walls and ceiling. We make disasters "Like it never even happened."

This home in Hubert, NC had a fire start in the kitchen due to a battery charger catching fire, the fire was small and was quickly put out but the soot and smoke webs affected the whole home. 

This hotel had fire damage in one of their rooms due to a fire, started by a cigarette. Not only did this hotel have fire damage but it also had water damage due to the sprinklers going off throughout the hotel.