Lighter Used As Toy Causes Tampa Hotel Fire

4/16/2017 (Permalink)

Your guests deserve a room without damage and having a pleasant smell. Call SERVPRO after a fire damage event to achieve those goals.

SERVPRO's Quick Response and Fire Damage Action Plan can Limit Areas Which Need to be Closed After a Fire

Fire in a hotel room or common area is a serious business. Guests are at risk as well as the staff and any firefighters who come to the rescue. Alarms and sprinkler systems save lives, but the hotel halls, rooms, and common areas suffer significant damage. SERVPRO has the staff and equipment to restore a hotel to preloss condition fast, and is always the answer to a hotel owner’s query, “Which disaster recovery team near me can handle fire and water damage with ease?”
 
When family members fail to supervise, youngsters make some dangerous decisions. A lighter tucked into an adult’s suitcase but discovered by a bored young man is first a source of amusement and then the instrument of disaster. Pages of a book began to blaze -- the beginning of serious hotel fire damage. The rush is on to vacate the Tampa lodging as emergency crews arrive. Sprinklers spray water which saturates carpeting, floors, and walls to snuff out the fire. Our crews follow the firefighters, with their hoses and extinguishers, ready to pick up the pieces and restore the hotel for future guests.
 
Closing down the entire hotel is a grim prospect, but SERVPRO works with local officials and the owner and management of the hotel to limit the closure to just the areas with fire and water damage. If we are on site as soon as the fire marshal allows recovery to begin, we make every effort to confine the damage to the smallest area possible. Our crew manages multiple tasks. Some work on cleaning away soot and other fire debris in and around the room affected. Others operate professional grade water extractors remove to moisture quickly. Powerful air movers continue the drying process as other staff investigates for hidden moisture and smoke or soot.
 
Hotel guests pay for fresh smelling and clean rooms, so SERVPRO evaluates all areas of the hotel for smoky odors. While our technicians work to restore the rooms with heavy fire damage, including smoke and soot, an air scrubber can help filter the unpleasant odors as items are cleaned or bagged for disposal. Once all the cleaning and drying succeeds, our deodorization specialists move through the hotel treating areas for that lingering smell. We use the methods to eliminate odors that match how the smells occurred, including thermal fogging and ozone treatments for persistent aromas.
 
SERVPRO of West Tampa is ready for a fast response when hotel guests evacuate because of an accidental fire. A call to (813) 855-0888 brings a full-service fire and water damage team to the rescue.