Electrical issues caused the six-alarm fire that displaced more than 800 residents at The Cooper apartments in Fort Worth Monday afternoon, officials said.
A report on the investigation released Friday by the Fort Worth Fire Department gives more details about the “historic” blaze and reveals the cause and origin.
A maintenance contractor told investigators he was working on one of the HVAC units at the 1001 W. Rosedale St. apartment complex about 11:30 a.m. Monday. The breaker connected with the unit had tripped, so the contractor reset it. The breaker immediately tripped again, leading the contractor to believe the breaker was bad…