COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. | A military cargo plane from North Carolina has crashed while fighting a wildfire in South Dakota, but there’s no official word on death or injuries.

Jerry Lidenberg, 75, and his wife Beth , 71, look over the ashes of the home they lived in for 19 years on Sunday, July 1, 2012, in the Mountain Shadows subdivision of Colorado Springs, Colo., after the Waldo Canyon fire ravaged the neighborhood. So far, the blaze, now 45 percent contained, has damaged or destroyed nearly 350 homes. (AP Photo/The Denver Post, Heather Rousseau) MAGS OUT; TV OUT; INTERNET OUT

The North Carolina Air National Guard says six crew members were aboard. The C-130 is part of the 145th Airlift Wing in Charlotte, N.C.

Military officials say the plane crashed after dropping fire retardant Sunday in the Black Hills.

A U.S. Forest Service official in Colorado offered sympathy to the crew members’ families.

South Dakota officials tell the Rapid City Journal (https://tinyurl.com/86dpvvc) three crew members were taken to a hospital. Military officials won’t comment.

Eight C-130s can be equipped to drop water or fire retardant. In addition to the Charlotte unit, they’re flown by National Guard and Reserve units in California, Colorado and Wyoming.