In October 2012, Paul Davis National responded to an emergency services call for structural cleanup, water damage restoration, stabilization and drying services at Coilhose Pneumatics in East Brunswick, N.J.

The smell of smoke alerted the couple and as they dashed to reach the top of the stairs, they found their kitchen engulfed in flames.

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Microwave ovens are modern conveniences we take for granted, but unfortunately, as one homeowner from Western New York recently found out, they can be very dangerous.

During the early morning hours of Sunday, June 24, 2012, James Holland, Vice President of Operations at Holland’s Department Store in El Paso, TX was notified by the local fire department that smoke was pouring from the building and a fire had ignited at the property.

You know the drill by now: There’s a residential loss. The homeowner calls their insurance company to file a claim. The job gets started.

Fair warning - this article is being written on December 7th - a day president Franklin Roosevelt declared “…which will live in infamy.”

A homeowner called and asked if we could check her ventilation system for cleanliness. She also complained that her bathroom was always cold in the winter and hot in the summer. In fact, the homeowner has had this problem since the house was built 17 years ago.

1,500 gallons.

That’s the amount of water that Jason Brown, the president of Rainbow International’s Fairfield, N.J. location, estimates he pumped into his home’s basement on Sunday, Oct. 7. A basement that he says he paid $30,000 to refinish not many years prior.