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Fire & Water - Cleanup & Restoration

Fire Damage to your Home?

5/5/2020 (Permalink)

House Fire Damaged If you experience a fire to your home in Massillion, Ohio, call SERVPRO of Northwest Stark County to restore and rebuild it.

A fire can destroy the structure of your home along with all your personal belongings in a matter of minutes. Flames, heat, smoke, soot, and water can cause serious damage. Anything you want to save, or reuse will need to be carefully cleaned and restored. Firefighters may have to break windows, cut holes in the roof to put the fire out along with using large amounts of water. It is important to understand the risk to your safety and health even after the fire is out. The soot and dirty water left behind may contain things that could make you sick. Be careful if you go into your home, do not touch any fire-damaged items due to the residue that is left behind. You could destroy or damage your items even more. Calling a professional restoration company that is knowledgeable in all areas of cleaning, restoring, and rebuilding your home can ease the tension of this terrible situation.


Figuring out what to do after a house fire can be incredibly stressful and overwhelming and the process seems daunting and deciding what to do first can be stressful and overwhelming. Take a deep breath and make sure everyone is safe before following these following steps:

  • Confirm with the fire department that it is safe to enter your home.
  • Prepare a list of damaged or lost items.
  • Photograph damaged items for your records.
  • Make copies of all documents given to your insurance company.
  • Keep all receipts of work completed for repairs.
  • Do not authorize any work without approval from your insurance company.

Regardless of a fire size or destruction the experience of a house fire is very frightening, horrible and a very shocking experience. Call the professionals at SERVPRO of Northwest Stark County at 330-497-4600 to clean up and restore your home to preloss condition.  

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