Dozens of displaced residents from a Fort Worth apartment complex are suing the apartment's owners, management and electricians over a six-fire alarm that broke out in June.

In a lawsuit filed Wednesday, 49 residents of The Cooper Apartments claim recklessness and negligence from unlicensed electricians caused the disaster that left more than 800 residents without homes.

"Flames consumed the structure with devastating speed and intensity," the suit read.

"[Residents] were forced to flee their homes without warning, leaving behind cherished belongings, essential documents, and beloved pets. In many cases, they escaped with only the clothes on their backs."

The suit claims the fire erupted when an unlicensed electrician from Cano Electric was replacing breakers that led to a rooftop HVA

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