Storm Knocks Down Pine Tree Which Hit Power Line Causing Fire

8/24/2020 (Permalink)

It wasn't a typical storm that caused a pine tree to fall on the power to the house causing a fire

Evening thunderstorms are frequently experienced in Kershaw, and Lancaster Counties.  So it makes sense that as you settle down for a quiet evening, that the thunder and lightning that are wreaking havoc outside tend to cause the television to get turned up, and life moves at its usual pace. As our evening progressed so did the storm so it was not too surprising when we lost power.  What was surprising was the smoke that began to fill the inside of the house.  We frantically checked each room and found no flames, what we did find was smoke coming out of the heating and air system vents. Further investigation found that a pine tree had fallen hitting our power lines, which then shorted out the electricity to the house, thus causing a fire which began in the crawlspace.

Once the fire department had left, we made a call to SERVPRO who immediately responded. The SERVPRO Crew Chief went over the required steps they would take to get us back to “Like it never even happened.”  The burned debris was removed, which included SERVPRO hauling off the debris.  The crawlspace, and the interior of the house had the soot removed, and the smoke odor was removed as well.  There is great satisfaction in hearing the customer say how happy they are with the services provided by SERVPRO.