Aug. 12 (UPI) -- An Apache attack helicopter based at Fort Hood crashed into a field in Salado, Texas, on Wednesday afternoon, bursting into flames and killing the two soldiers on board, the U.S. Army said.

An Army Apache attack helicopter has crashed in a central Texas field, killing both people on board and sparking a wildfire.

At least two people were killed Wednesday in a military helicopter crash about 50 miles north of Austin, Texas.

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 say an Army Apache attack helicopter crashed in a central Texas field, killing both people on board and sparking a wildfire that forced several homes to be evacuated.

Two soldiers were killed Wednesday when a U.S. Army Apache attack helicopter crashed in a field south of Fort Hood, sparking a large grass fire, officials say.

A military helicopter crashed near Salado, Texas, sparking a vegetation fire as Bell County authorities work an active scene with details still emerging.