Avoid Fire Damage in Your Buffalo Grove Home with Candle Safety

10/4/2021 (Permalink)

Candles are the cause of several thousand house fires each year. SERVPRO is always on call to restore your fire damaged home.

Smoke & Fire Issues Need Professional Cleanup and Restoration

A relaxing touch to the atmosphere of your Buffalo Grove home, candles are unfortunately also the cause of thousands of fires each year. However, even with the risk, many people love to use them for ambiance and decoration. They can be used safely by following some simple tips.

Burning candles in rooms that are drafty can spell disaster. Fans, vents, and air currents could cause the flames to catch on items nearby and leave you with lots of fire damage to clean up in your Buffalo Grove home. SERVPRO understands the importance of safety tips when it comes to burning these scented beauties and encourages smart use.

Candles should always be kept at least a foot or more away from anything flammable, like fabric, paper, furniture, or curtains. Burn them in holders that are stable and put them on a level, sturdy surface which is resistant to heat.

Keep out of reach of pets and children as well. They can knock over a candle easily and spill the hot wax on themselves, ignite themselves or nearby furniture. Teach children proper safety and how to extinguish flames correctly. Of course, never leave a burning taper unattended.

Fire and Smoke Damage Restoration and Cleanup

When you call SERVPRO to handle fire damage remediation after a mishap from one of these lights, we also need to deodorize your home from the smoke smells. It would be an easy process if all odors came from one source. However, that is not always the case.

We remove the odor source and debris first instead of trying to deodorize the source. Thermal fogging is one method we can utilize. Anything charred is removed. Debris that is contaminated by smoke residues continues to give off smoke odors or soils if it is not taken out. We then clean any surfaces which have odor-causing residues on them.

SERVPRO techs use deodorization methods that imitate the nature of the smoke. Doing this is a highly effective process. Sometimes, we may also need to seal surfaces in serious situations. Sealing can eliminate the odor problem in cases where it is impractical or too expensive to get rid of the odor. Two examples can be sealing inaccessible duct surfaces or painting walls.

SERVPRO of Buffalo Grove/Lake Zurich can be trusted to clean your home up after a fire. Anyone living in the areas of Vernon Hills, Buffalo Grove, or Lake Zurich can get in touch with us anytime at (847) 279-1940.