Playing With Fire in Hoffman Estates?

9/15/2020 (Permalink)

Playing With Fire is No Joke in Barrington.

Children Playing With Fire?

Did you know that over 49,000 fires were started by children playing with fire in a five-year period, causing $235 million in property damage losses? SERVPRO^® of Barrington/North Schaumburg has witnessed first-hand the damage that fires cause to homes and commercial structures in Hoffman Estates and we have years of experience in fire damage mitigation and restoration. Here are some staggering statistics from the National Fire Protection Association on fires started by children playing with fire:

• 67 percent of structure fires involving play occurred in residential properties
• Most child play fires happen in July, between 2 pm and 8 pm
• 52 percent of home playing structure fires have a lighter as the cause of the heat source
• 43 percent of these fires were caused by children under the age of six
• 83 percent of the home fires were caused by males
• The bedroom was the most common area of origin involving play
• Mattress of bedding was the most common item first ignited in fires caused by playing

Call Us Today

If  you experience a home fire damage emergency of any kind, SERVPRO^® of Barrington/North Schaumburg wants to help. We have a team of highly trained and certified fire restoration specialists on call 24 hours a day. Call us today at 847-526-0090. We’ll clean and restore your fire damage in Hoffman Estates “Like it never even happened.”

SERVPRO^® of Barrington/North Schaumburg is Independently Owned and Operated.