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How to get smoke smell from a fire out of fabric? HELP!?

We had a house fire and luckily I was able to salvage most of my family's clothing. I am at a loss as to how to rid the fabric of the nasty smell. It cannot be treated the same as cigarette smoke or campfire smoke. It's more of a chemical smell from the plastics that burned in the house and it's terrible.

I was successful at getting the soot off with OxyClean, but not even vinegar is helping the smell. Someone on here recommended 2 cups of vodka in the wash, but that is a heck of an expensive idea considering I have 20+ giant garbage bags of laundry.

Does anyone have any suggestions? I cannot use bleach or ammonia because my clothes are colors... we don't have many whites. Thank you!!
Febreeze cannot be used. It mixes with the oily residue and locks in the smell.

First of all sorry to here about your house fire, I hope you get thing´s back to normal soon. Vinegar added to boiling water then left to simmer is great for getting rid of the smoke smell in the house, but not for clothes as you have said. Fresh air is the best thing for the clothes, and normally before you wash them. If you hang your clothes out in the fresh air without washing , just for a couple of days. Then wash them in cold water. No soap. again outside in the fresh air. Once you think most of the smoke smell has gone , then wash with soap . This will rid the smell, a bit of extra work but it´s worth it. Good luck

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