Transformer explodes outside Joe Patti’s seafood market – Pensacola
Sun Oct 11, 2026 at 1:41 PM CT · PENSACOLA · Escambia County
A transformer exploded in front of a Pensacola seafood market early this afternoon, knocking out power at the business. Pensacola fire crews were sent to Joe Patti’s on South B Street around 1:40 PM after the pole transformer began smoking and burst, leaking fluid.
There was no immediate word of injuries.
What we know
- Reported: Sun Oct 11, 2026 at 1:41 PM CT
- Location: Joe Patti’s Seafood, 524 South B Street, Pensacola
- Community: PENSACOLA
- Status: Preliminary – not an official report
Confirmed vs. not yet known
| HEARD ON DISPATCH | Transformer explodes outside Joe Patti’s seafood market – Pensacola. A transformer exploded in front of a Pensacola seafood market early this afternoon, knocking out power at the business. |
| PRELIMINARY | This comes from scanner traffic and has not been confirmed by an agency. |
| NOT KNOWN | Cause, whether anyone was hurt, and when the area was cleared. |
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Call heard on Escambia County scanner traffic.
No further traffic about this call has been seen. This page is updated if an agency releases more.
Source: Escambia County scanner traffic, summarized by Emerald Coast Bookings.
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