Former resident wants belongings back after finding apartment largely intact months after Fort Worth fire

FORT WORTH, Texas — Five months after a fire at The Cooper apartment complex , a former resident who scaled the fence to check on her belongings said she found her unit largely undamaged — contradicting claims from apartment ownership.

Christina Engel, who lived at The Cooper, said the scene inside her apartment brought her to tears, but not for the reason property managers told her to expect.

"It brings me to tears because they are telling us everything is damaged," Engel said.

Cell phone video taken during her unauthorized visit shows her bedroom appearing untouched. The shirt she slept in still sits on her white bedding.

"It's intact... No smoke, no water damage. There's no mold," she said.

Frustrated by months of waiting , Engel admitted to climbing the fence around the closed