Why SERVPRO of East Nashville

1/25/2022 (Permalink)

Historic Edgefield in East Nashville looks to SERVPRO for their restoration needs

The East Nashville we all know and love might not be what it is today if it weren’t for the Great Fire of 1916. It was the worst fire in the history of Tennessee until the 2016 Smoky Mountain Fires. The 1916 fire ate a path three blocks wide and more than two miles long. Nearly 650 buildings burned and three thousand people in the city’s most affluent neighborhood became homeless overnight.  More than 100 years after this tragic event, residential and commercial properties are still in the process of rebuilding as they turn to SERVPRO East Nashville for help.

The Great East Nashville Fire of 1916

The story of the Great East Nashville Fire of 1916 begins with every available firefighting apparatus in the city responding to the fire on March 22, 1916 at Seagraves & Co. planing mill. In a flash, the building and the pine lumber within it flared, consuming electric poles and burning nearby homes. The high winds carried the flames through Edgefield, scorching every garage, outhouse and servants cabin and laying waste to 35 blocks of mostly residential property.

For five long hours Nashville fought the fire. Around 4:30 p.m. the flames were finally brought under control, but the damage was severe. The end result was total losses in the neighborhood of $1.5 million, ($34 million today).

Selecting SERVPRO to Restore Historic Edgefield

When the city started to prioritize building restoration of the fire damaged properties, they turned to the area’s fire restoration pros at SERVPRO East Nashville. Our complete fire restoration services begin with securing the building and continue on through fire odor removal and complete damage reconstruction, clean up, and haul away.

Our highly trained technicians are certified by IICRC and are backed up by an arsenal of specialized smoke and odor removal and structural drying equipment. If your property has been affected by fire damage in East Nashville, make sure you call SERVPRO East Nashville at (615) 868-5324 immediately for a fast and friendly response.