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Storm damage at flower shop

During a recent heavy rain storm event, a local flower shop basement was flooded with sewage when the storm sewer overflowed into the sanitary sewer and came up the basement shower. SERVPRO of Manistee, Ludington and Cadillac was called to this large basement storage area filled with stock and seasonal items normally sold upstairs. Because raw sewage filled the basement, all porous materials had to be photographed, inventoried, and (if necessary) properly disposed of under sanitary sewage rules. The entire basement had to be mucked out, hot water rinsed and extracted, steam cleaned and disinfected with a SERVPRO proprietary anti-microbial. All non-porous materials on the floor needed to be cleaned and raised on pallets to allow the floor and shelving to be professionally dried. After drying equipment was set and the building dried, the contents were reset. Due to the large amount of stock this was a very large loss and took several days to complete.