Two soldiers were killed on Aug. 12 when a U.S. Army helicopter crashed in a field in central Texas, sparking a large grass fire and prompting evacuations, authorities said.
Authorities received 911 calls at about 1:34 p.m. local time reporting a helicopter crash in an area south of Salado, a community about 30 miles southeast of Fort Hood, the Bell County Sheriff's Office said. Responding deputies found the wreckage of a helicopter and a grass fire that was "out of control," according to Cliff Coleman, a spokesperson for the sheriff’s office.
The two soldiers aboard the helicopter were pronounced dead at 2:30 p.m. local time, Coleman said. Officials are withholding the soldiers' names until their families have been notified.
"It crashed into a field, and you could tell it was a violent crash," Coleman said during a news conference, adding that the helicopter did not strike any homes or other structures, and no other injuries were reported.
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