{"id":373262,"date":"2026-08-16T22:42:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-16T22:42:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/373262\/"},"modified":"2026-08-16T22:42:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-16T22:42:11","slug":"fire-prompts-evacuation-at-stuart-apartment-complex","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/373262\/","title":{"rendered":"Fire prompts evacuation at Stuart apartment complex"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Fire prompts evacuation at Stuart apartment complex<\/p>\n<p>A fire at The Sovana at Stuart apartment complex on Sunday afternoon led to evacuations, but no injuries were reported, and the fire was contained to a single unit.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1786920129_79_author_avatar.png\" width=\"48\" height=\"48\" alt=\"Malcolm Shields\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>STUART, Fla. \u2014<\/p>\n<p data-node-id=\"0\">Video above: News and weather for Sunday, August 16, 2026<\/p>\n<p data-node-id=\"1\">Fire rescue personnel responded to a reported fire on Sunday afternoon. A spokesperson for Martin County Fire Rescue said that its personnel, along with Stuart Fire Rescue personnel, responded to a fire inside The Sovana at Stuart apartment complex, located on the 1900 block of Northwest Federal Highway in Stuart.<\/p>\n<p data-node-id=\"3\">The fire began at 1:56 p.m. inside an apartment near a resident\u2019s stove. When fire rescue crews arrived at the scene, the third-floor apartment and hallway were filled with smoke.<\/p>\n<p data-node-id=\"4\">Stay up-to-date: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpbf.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The latest headlines and weather from WPBF 25<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-node-id=\"5\">Fire Rescue crews quickly evacuated the building and extinguished the fire.<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/e96f52aa-7430-45cf-9dbb-54688689fda5.jpeg\" alt=\"Image no longer available\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" draggable=\"true\" class=\"css-fphibt\"\/><img src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/e96f52aa-7430-45cf-9dbb-54688689fda5.jpeg\" alt=\"Image no longer available\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"css-hr9vxw\"\/><img src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/43a83d8c-38cb-41dd-97ad-23891e9294e6.jpeg\" alt=\"Image no longer available\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" draggable=\"true\" class=\"css-fphibt\"\/><img src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/43a83d8c-38cb-41dd-97ad-23891e9294e6.jpeg\" alt=\"Image no longer available\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"css-hr9vxw\"\/><img src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/04377cb0-f5fc-42b2-9a07-a64c8e0b27d2.jpeg\" alt=\"Image no longer available\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" draggable=\"true\" class=\"css-fphibt\"\/><img src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/04377cb0-f5fc-42b2-9a07-a64c8e0b27d2.jpeg\" alt=\"Image no longer available\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"css-hr9vxw\"\/><\/p>\n<p data-node-id=\"10\">Get the latest news updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpbf.com\/article\/get-wpbf-25-news-on-the-go\/999316\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-node-id=\"11\">The spokesperson said no one was hurt or transported to a hospital. The fire was contained to the apartment it started in, and no other units were burned. 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