Apartment Fire Above Downtown Stevens Point Pub Sends One Person to Hospital
A fire occurred Friday morning in apartments located above Graffiti's Sports Pub in downtown Stevens Point, leading to one person being hospitalized for smoke inhalation.
Wausau Rhinelander, WI, October 9, 2026 — A fire broke out early Friday morning in apartment units situated above Graffiti’s Sports Pub in downtown Stevens Point. The blaze prompted an emergency response, and resulted in one individual being transported to a local hospital for treatment of smoke inhalation.
The fire, which occurred on Friday morning, affected residential units located directly above the establishment known as Graffiti’s Sports Pub. The exact time of the incident was not immediately specified in the available details.
First responders were dispatched to the scene in downtown Stevens Point following reports of the fire. The immediate aftermath saw one person requiring medical attention and subsequently being hospitalized. The individual was treated for smoke inhalation, a common consequence of fires involving residential structures.
Information regarding the cause of the fire has not been released. The extent of the damage to the apartments and the pub below also remains unspecified. Details concerning the identity of the hospitalized individual or their current condition were not provided.
Authorities have not yet released information about the status of other residents who may have been in the apartments at the time of the fire, nor if any evacuation procedures were implemented beyond the hospitalization of one person.
Further details regarding the investigation into the fire’s origin and its impact on the building and its occupants are anticipated.
Story summarized from the original created by Desiree Fischer on www.wsaw.com, see more information here.
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