Fire Shuts Down Industrial Coatings Manufacturer

The day after the fire, MAXONS' senior project managers consulted with the business owners and insurance representatives to identify the insured's priorities and expectations to develop an emergency restoration strategy. Once the client's core business operations were identified, MAXONS' response team worked around the clock to restore the heavily smoke-damaged 200,000 sq. ft. Westchester, NY manufacturing facility to reinstate normal operations and facilitate the fulfillment of all pending product orders.

DAMAGES:

• Manufacturing operations at a standstill
• Acrid smoke odor throughout entire facility
• Stock & Inventory coated with thick, black soot residue
• HVAC systems contaminated by soot particles and smoke odor
• Executive office functions coated in heavy soot residue
• Laboratory & testing equipment smoke-damaged

MAXONS EMERGENCY RESPONSE:

• Loss evaluation, consultation/critical path identified and outlined for insured.
• Scaffolding erected throughout to access 25-ft corrugated metal decking
• All heavily smoke-damaged interior surfaces and fixtures chem-washed
• Product laboratory detail cleaned and testing equipment, checked, serviced and tested
• HVAC units and ductwork hand-cleaned and decontaminated
• All manufacturing equipment, stock and product inventory hand-cleaned and deodorized
• Entire facility deodorized with industrial ozone equipment

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