Two U.S. Army soldiers were killed when an Apache attack helicopter crashed into a field in Texas on Wednesday during Fort Hood operations, officials said. The AH-64 went down in Bell County, about 60 miles north of Austin, sparking a large grass fire. Authorities withheld the soldiers identities pending family notification.

The helicopter crashed in central Texas after taking off from Fort Hood.

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.