Authorities are desperately searching for four Army soldiers after their Black Hawk helicopter crashed near a Washington military base Wednesday night.

The US Army MH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed during a routine training mission around 9 p.m. Wednesday while carrying four service members with the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, Airborne, an Army official said in a statement.

Law enforcement and first responders have tried to reach the site, but were pushed back by a wildfire sparked by the crash that had grown to one acre by Thursday morning, according to the Washington Department of Natural Resources.

Four service members were aboard an Army helicopter that crashed late Wednesday evening. AP

It’s unclear if the soldiers were found or what condition they are in.

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