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Fort Hood military helicopter crash kills 2, sparks grass fire in Salado
Summary by Alamo Heights News Editorial Desk · Byline on the source page: Gabriel Velasquez Neira | KUT , as published by Texas Public Radio (TPR)
· August 12, 2026
· 1 min read
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Summary created by Alamo Heights News Editorial Desk — automated, rule-governed Byline on source page Gabriel Velasquez Neira | KUT, as published by Texas Public Radio (TPR) Original story Read at the source Source published Aug 12, 2026 Indexed here Aug 13, 2026 AI assistance Automated summary drawn from the source’s own published text Prepublication human review No — editorial rules, flagged-item review, and published samples
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Key takeaway The incident involved an AH-64 Apache attack helicopter that went down in a field.
A military helicopter crash occurred in Salado, resulting in the loss of two lives. The incident involved an AH-64 Apache attack helicopter that went down in a field. The crash also sparked a grass fire, which has since been brought under control. The incident happened at approximately 1:30 p.m. Further details about the crash are available from Texas Public Radio, the source of this information.
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Category: safety ·
Published: August 12, 2026 ·
Source: Texas Public Radio (TPR) ·
Reading time: 1 min
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