Apartment building caught fire, what is safe for me to keep?
Hi all, a couple weeks ago my building caught fire. My unit was untouched by flames, but the unit that shares a wall is completely gone. Nothing but rubble. I can get all my stuff out, but my question is about smoke damage. I know plastic is porous, and can be dangerous especially if it’s food things, but if my things have no soot or ash on them are they safe? Everything smells like smoke, but is otherwise clean. I’m ok if the answer is throw it all out. But it would also be nice to not have to buy everything.
Things like, I have plastic measuring spoons, but they were in a dishwasher. My soda stream, and aeropress for coffee. If it isn’t safe I won’t risk it. But I’m not sure if I need to?
Thank you
Posted Jan 11, 2026, 8:11 PM UTC
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