Even after a fire is extinguished, smoke remains and can continue to cause damage within the building. Not only is smoke damage hard on your residential or commercial property but it also can seriously affect your health. So we want you to understand the health hazards associated with smoke damage, so you have a better understanding of how to protect yourself, your family or your workers in such an unfortunate situation.
Prolonged Exposure to Smoke Damage Should Be Avoided:
Many of us don’t realize that during even the smallest of fires, smoke can spread to every single room, entering pipelines, ducts, and wiring crevices.
Smoke is a harmful combination of gases and particles, including ash, soot, carbons, and tar. Soot is the black residue that you can find throughout your property after a fire. This residue is the result of all synthetic and non-synthetic items that burned in the fire. Its particles are very small and can easily be inhaled deep into your lungs. They contain metals, acids, chemicals, dust, and other harmful materials.
These particles and gases can remain within your property for a long time if they are not treated on time. Not properly handling smoke damage can be extremely hazardous and also can cause several health issues.
Health hazards related to smoke damage include:
1. Emphysema: People with this disease experience damage to the small air sacs in their lungs. Once the air sacs have been damaged, the lungs cannot absorb oxygen, therefore, making it difficult to breathe.
2. Asthma: People with this disease have breathing problems as the inflammation of airways limits airflow to the lungs.
3. Eye irritation: Itchy and watery eyes are a common side effect of smoke damage.
4. Skin problems: Skin irritation and excessively dry skin is a common side effect when you come into contact with soot.
To avoid experiencing health issues associated with smoke, we highly recommend you to move out of your smoke-damaged property and calling in a team of professionals.
You need fire and water restoration professionals
Because smoke damage is incredibly difficult to take care of, it should only be managed by a team of professionals. At Flcleanup, we have extensive experience restoring residential and commercial properties following natural disasters. You can count on us to effectively restore your property and take care of all smoke damage. We are sure to thoroughly inspect and restore even the smallest nooks and crannies in every property.
To learn more about Flcleanup services, feel free to visit www.flcleanup.com or call at 1 (877) 224 CLEAN
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