Case Study
Fire Restoration in Composite Material Lamination Factory
A production line fire at a Southeastern ( US ) Composite lamination factory left facility management and insurance adjusters with 32,000 ft 2 ( 2,973m 2 ) of black soot and odor to remove. The soot had to be removed from metal pan ceilings and trusses, concrete block and unpainted sheetrock walls - then from concrete flooring. Adjusters solicited bids to complete the project. A local area restora- tion contractor was awarded the job. Contrary to conventional, manual hand-wiping methods, gentle Green Sponge Media TM abrasive with the Sponge Blasting System TM were used for the following reasons: ¦ Cleaning Speed - The cleaning technology had to be fast because there were a limited number of hours each evening that restoration operations could be conducted. Hand-wiping with chemical wipes