© 2026 Blue Ridge Public Radio
Blue Ridge Mountains banner background
Your source for information and inspiration in Western North Carolina.
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations
Notice - BPR News 101.5 and BPR Classic 90.5 in Brevard are currently off the air - Notice

Fire breaks out at historic Blowing Rock restaurant

A historic Blowing Rock restaurant caught fire Sunday morning.

Emergency crews were dispatched to contain a structure fire at Bistro Rocha Antlers Bar. No injuries have been reported.

According to the restaurant's website, Antlers Bar opened in 1932 and has been serving liquor since then.

Blowing Rock police said in a social media statement that Wonderland Trail is closed from the 200 Block down to Laurel Lane due to the fire.

The town shared on social media that the fire is coming from the basement and is inextinguishable from the surface. Officials said the structure will have to be backhoed to reach the basement.

No information has been given on the cause of the fire.

This is a developing story.