Pensacola Home Electrical Fault Sparks Fire, Displacing Two Residents

Pensacola Firefighters Respond to Home Fire After Electrical Problem Displaces Two

I’ve seen enough fire reports over the years to know when something feels all too close to home. On Monday morning, around 10:45 a.m., a fire broke out at a single-story, wood-framed house on W. Lee Street in Escambia County.

From what officials shared, heavy smoke and flames were already tearing through the back section of the home by the time firefighters arrived. Crews from Escambia County Fire Rescue — with help from the Pensacola Fire Department — were able to knock it down by 11:16 a.m.

No one was hurt, thankfully. But the damage tells its own story: a back corner of the house was burned, and smoke pushed through nearly every room. The kind of damage that makes a place unlivable — even if the walls are still standing…

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