Fort Worth’s six-alarm fire at The Cooper is teaching the city some lessons about firefighting in mid-rise buildings that have increasingly popped up in recent years.
The Fort Worth Fire Department and neighboring cities sent 80 engines and trucks and 272 firefighters to The Cooper, according to an incident report. The fire displaced more than 800 residents of the apartment complex.
The department is conducting a post-incident review, but Fort Worth Fire Chief Jim Davis said there was no evidence of anything substandard at The Cooper. However, a rubber material in the roof combined with the day’s heat made battling the fire more difficult, officials said…