The Brief
- A six-alarm apartment fire in Fort Worth displaced over 800 people from the Cooper Apartment Complex.
- Governor Abbott has requested a damage assessment to determine if the extensive losses qualify for federal disaster assistance.
- The city and charitable partners have established a fund and are helping residents retrieve vital belongings as structural safety assessments continue for the damaged buildings.
FORT WORTH, Texas – Governor Abbott is asking for a damage assessment of a six-alarm apartment fire that displaced hundreds of people in Fort Worth. The individual losses are extensive, and collectively they may be enough to qualify for federal disaster assistance.
Meanwhile, the city and charity partners are helping out as well.
What we know:
The assistance for these hundreds of fire victims is a community-wide effort, including the City of Fort Worth.…