4. An electrical short in a flower refrigerator sparked a blaze, igniting pallets of paper products in the middle of the warehouse. The fire alarm inside the Costco at Northeast 145th Street and Biscayne Boulevard went off around 12:30 a.m. No one was inside the store at the time. It took 75 firefighters 2 hours to extinguish the blaze “There was so much smoke. Our visibility was zero,” said Division Chief Pedro Bas The 140,000 sq ft / 7,000,000 cu ft facility sustained heavy smoke damage
5. It was forecast store would be closed for up to a month Store would lose ~ $6,000,000 in contents Lose ~ $1,000,000 per day in sales, and damage customer relations – fire struck a week before Christmas Odorox equipment installed following afternoon (1) MVP 38 (6) XL3 (4) XL4 Contents salvaged and store open for business in 36 hours Equipment continued to run for 48 hours while store was open and business carried on as usual
6. The Miami Dade Fire Department rushed to the scene early in the morning
27. Customers filled the store making purchases while ODOROX Hydroxyl Generators continued to treat the store
28. Costco Summary 7,000,000 cu ft Costco and all of its contents incurred heavy smoke damage Contents valued at ~ $6,000,000 – believed to be unsalvageable Business interruption ~ $1,000,000 per day Store projected to be closed for remediation for up to a month ODOROX Hydroxyl Generators installed afternoon following fire Store reopens for business as usual in 36 hours - Contents saved ODOROX Hydroxyl Generators operate and treat facility while public shop Costco saved relationship with its loyal customers Insurance saved huge expense of business interruption and replacement of contents ODOROX ACCOMPLISHED THE “IMPOSSIBLE”
29. For more information please contact: Hydroxyl Air Solutions Michael McArdle 305.469.8609 michael@odoroxfl.com