FORT WORTH, Texas — A six-alarm apartment fire broke out Monday afternoon in Fort Worth, requiring a large-scale response from the fire department.
When firefighters arrived around 1:30 p.m., the fire started as a two-alarm fire. Heavy smoke and flames trapped people in their apartments, prompting a third alarm for the fire. Texas heat and a partial roof collapse forced the incident commander to call a six-alarm fire as firefighters fought the blaze.
Just after 1:30PM on Monday afternoon, the Fort Worth Fire Department responded to an apartment fire on West Rosedale Street. Upon arrival crews saw heavy smoke coming from the roof of a six-floor apartment building. They immediately began to lay hose lines and gain entry to the… pic.twitter.com/39Y6IrFRPE
— Fort Worth Fire Department (@FortWorthFire) June 24, 2025
Crews worked to contain the fire until 10:19 p.m.
A building rescue resulted in one person being transported to a local hospital in stable condition, while six others were treated for heat exhaustion at the scene.
The cause of the fire remains unknown at this time.
The fire displaced 834 residents of the Cooper Apartments, and the full extent of the damage remains unknown.
The Red Cross opened a shelter for those displaced by the fire at One Safe Place, located at 1100 Hemphill St.
Rosedale Avenue from Henderson Street to College Street will remain closed through Tuesday.