After a fire What has not been destroyed by fire and extinguishing agents has been severely exposed to fumes containing many toxic and corrosive substances and then covered by equally agressive soots.
Some times after the damage, many disfunctioning arise for people and goods. In order to avoid them, it is required to start decontamination as soon as possible after fire.
Complemntary information on the effects of the damages after a fire
A fire distroys or deteriorates the mechanical characteristics of buildings and equipments ; it causes an ensoiling by soots and contamination by corrosive agents (halogenated residues generated by fire as chlorides, aggressive extinguishing agents, basic/acid and halogenated).
Actually, soluble chlorides migration in concrete leads to a pH drop, splits concrete and turns it into a crumbly material (carbonatation).
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