Fire Damage and Smoke Odors in an Elementary School
Problem
A cleaning and restoration team responded to fire damage that had destroyed two rooms at Alden Hebron Elementary School in Hebron, IL. They were tasked with quickly eliminating the severe fire and smoke odors while the teachers and school staff prepared for the quickly approaching Fall 2010 session.
Solution
In the past, the team would have used an Ozone machine to mitigate the odors. As Ozone machines are toxic to use, the entire school would need to be evacuated during clean up. In need of a safer, non-toxic solution, the team turned to OMI Industries who provided an M130 Vapor Phase machine – a device that safely, effectively and efficiently delivers the Fresh Wave Liquid solution.
Results
Once the Vapor Phase unit began to deliver Fresh Wave IAQ, the smoke- and fire-related odors were immediately mitigated and the Alden Hebron staff remained on the premises and completed their preparations for the new school year.
