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11/15/2022 (Permalink)

SERVPRO brings in an air scrubber to help with drying.

SERVPRO of Southwest Portland received an emergency call from a local commercial business that reported an event where the elevator malfunctioned causing a severe amount of smoke damage to the business. During the initial inspection, we noticed the distinctive heavy electrical smoke odor walking into the building. The closer we got to the elevator and mechanical room, the smell got worse and worse. The mechanical room was unbearable to be in without the proper PPE, we found that the HVAC system was also polluted and contaminated by the smoke damage. 

Once we saw the extent of the damage the drying plan was created, we brought in the specialty drying equipment to assist with removing hazardous smoke air pollutants from affected areas and contents. We brought in six air filtration devices four of them went on the main level and the other two went into the mechanical room, ozone machines were set up in all affected areas excluding the elevator due to access restrictions. Our crew brought in our own SERVPRO fogger lemon fresh deodorizer smoke odor counteractant along with, window cleaner, chem sponges, mops, and buckets to clean floors after the fogging took place. We then placed a plastic covering over the contents prior to cleaning to prevent further damage or cross-contamination.

SERVPRO of Southwest Portland was able to get the customer business back up and running in only 5 days. SERVPRO of Southwest Portland professionals can give you peace of mind by helping make it “Like it never even happened." Whenever there is a call out SERVPRO of Southwest Portland is ready to meet the need. No matter the time or place you can count on SERVPRO to be there for you. If you have any questions please call us at 503.777.9739