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Four firefighters in Kentucky were injured Thursday while attempting to spray college students with water for the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge.
The firetruck's aerial ladder came too close to a main power line at Campbellsville University. The ladder did not hit the line, but energy from the line struck two of the firefighters who were in the bucket, said Campbellsville Police Chief Tim Hazlette.
Police said Capt. Tony Grider, 41, and Simon A. Quinn, 22, were airlifted to University of Louisville Hospital.
Grider, a 16-year veteran of the department, was listed in critical condition, and Quinn, a part-time firefighter, was upgraded from serious to fair condition. Both are being treated at the University of Louisville Medical Center Burn Unit.
Also injured were Capt. Steve Marrs, 37, who has been with the department for 11 years, and Alex Johnson, 28, who has been there three years.
No students were harmed.
Four firefighters in Kentucky were injured Thursday while attempting to spray college students with water for the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge.
The firetruck's aerial ladder came too close to a main power line at Campbellsville University. The ladder did not hit the line, but energy from the line struck two of the firefighters who were in the bucket, said Campbellsville Police Chief Tim Hazlette.
Police said Capt. Tony Grider, 41, and Simon A. Quinn, 22, were airlifted to University of Louisville Hospital.
Grider, a 16-year veteran of the department, was listed in critical condition, and Quinn, a part-time firefighter, was upgraded from serious to fair condition. Both are being treated at the University of Louisville Medical Center Burn Unit.
Also injured were Capt. Steve Marrs, 37, who has been with the department for 11 years, and Alex Johnson, 28, who has been there three years.
No students were harmed.