Can Homeowners Save Pantry Items After a Fire?

3/9/2021 (Permalink)

Kitchen and pantry fires are no easy task. Call the professionals at SERVPRO for the experience and man power needed for your home.

SERVPRO technicians can help Brockton residents decide what is safe to keep during fire cleanup

Most homes have a well-stocked pantry. When a fire strikes, it can impact a family in ways you do not think about. Deciding what can be saved and what needs to be disposed of can be challenging, but SERVPRO is here to help.

Is it Safe to Keep Canned Goods?

Unless the Brockton pantry fire was a small, quickly contained fire and the canned goods were nowhere near it, the answer is no. It is not safe to do because:

• Heat can cause cans to expand, causing minute cracks microbes can enter
• Firefighting chemicals can contaminate the food

Any fresh foods exposed to a fire, no matter how small, needs disposing of immediately. Food items in paper or plastic are not salvageable. Food is not cheap, and we understand that. But it is easier to replace groceries than to have to pay doctor’s bills from getting sick. 

Let the professionals at SERVPRO of Metro Brockton handle fire cleanup in your Brockton home. We have experienced technicians and the right equipment to mitigate the fire damage properly. Give us a call at (580) 690-4690, so we can help.