US army helicopter crashes in Texas, killing two people and sparking wildfire

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An AH-64 Apache army helicopter crashed near Fort Hood, Texas, killing both occupants and igniting a wildfire that led to evacuations. The incident involved routine military training and caused significant local disruption.

Military official says AH-64 Apache had been on a routine training flight near Fort Hood when it went down An army Apache helicopter crashed in a central Texas field on Wednesday, killing both people on board and sparking a wildfire that forced several homes to be evacuated, a sheriff’s official said. Officials from nearby Fort Hood announced that the AH-64 Apache helicopter had crashed. Cliff Coleman, spokesperson for the Bell county sheriff’s office, confirmed that both occupants had died. Continue reading...