Two killed as US Army Apache helicopter crashes near Fort Hood base in Texas

The Apache was out on a routine training flightAn Apache helicopter of the US Army crashed in a central Texas field on Wednesday (local time), killing both people aboard and sparking a wildfire that forced the evacuation of several homes.A video from the site showed rescue workers and firefighters walking through a charred field as plumes of dark smoke rose from flames still burning around the wreckage.Officials at nearby Fort Hood confirmed that an AH-64 Apache had crashed. Cliff Coleman, spokesman for the Bell County Sheriff’s Office, confirmed the deaths of both occupants and described the incident as a “violent crash.”The cause of the crash was not immediately known. Fort Hood’s criminal investigation division was leading the inquiry, Coleman added.The helicopter did not strike any hom