The extent and size of the area damaged is hard for many of us to comprehend. As a couple of measuring sticks, there are 640 acres in one square mile. You would have to jog four miles to go around a section of land with
You can take the girl out of the country, but you can’t take the country out of the girl! A woman burned down an apartment building causing reportedly $2 Million in damages. She was cleaning a squirrel for dinner by using a propane torch to remove the fur. A lot of folks enjoy squirrel,
The fire claim you have isn’t finished and its almost the beginning of storm season in March. You really don’t need a double claim involving fire and storm damages. It’s hard enough to settle one claim. It’s a lot more complicated to resolve two claims to the same property.
Business fires can bankrupt a company. There’s a lot at stake in business fires. The company’s loss may not just be a building and the contents. It may interrupt the income stream. If so, then the financial impact may extend to the employees.
The typical business is insured for loss of property and usually the
The number of fires in Oklahoma as the year closed were significant. Almost everyday, you heard or read about another fire. Some days there were multiple fires. House fires, apartment fires, mobile homes, restaurant fires, businesses hit by fire, the list goes on and on. Sources such as space heaters, grease fires, fire places, electrical
Chimney fires are deadly and devastating to Oklahomans.
Every year fires take lives, homes, and businesses. The cost to the insurance industry is huge because insurance covers most types of fires.
One exception are fires that are intentionally set. Arson is a crime and no insurance policy will cover destroying property deliberately. Therefore, the cause
A fire started in a horse training facility that killed 23 horses and destroyed the property. It was reported the fire broke out in the early morning hours. The owner said six employees entered the burning barn trying to save as many of the horses as possible. Owner, Eric Reed, called his staff “heroes
Adjusters investigating fire claims have to make a decision. The cause of the fire is important. Accidental fires are usually covered by the policy. Intentional fires are not owed. Did the building owner set the fire? Guess what, arsonists don’t admit readily to the crime. Arsonists don’t make legitimate insurance claims, but they also don’t
Fire has recently destroyed numerous business properties and completely shutting down their business operations. The damage is extensive. Almost like death, it is eerie to see businesses in full operation one day are totally stopped the next day.
Flames tore through the Great Smoky Mountains, killing at least three people, scorching hundreds of homes
The losses caused by the recent fire are tragic. The number of families affected by the loss of loved ones continues to grow. Countless people have lost friends, co-workers, and been impacted by the lives claimed. The loss of human life carries grief and brings an emotional pain that is impossible to articulate. The fire
