Firefighters Electrocuted by Power Line During Ice Bucket Challenge

Four firefighters in Campbellsville, KY, were hospitalized Thursday after being electrocuted while they helped a local college marching band partake in the viral “ice bucket challenge,” according to WHAS11.

The firemen were suspended above the marching band by their firetruck’s aerial ladder when the accident happened. Officials said the firefighters came too close to a power line.

From WHAS11:

Two of the firefighters, 41-year-old Tony Grider and 22-year-old Simon Quinn, 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.

The other two injured, Steve Marrs and Alex Johnson, were transported to Taylor Regional Hospital. Marrs, 37, has been with the department for 11 years, and Johnson, 28, has been there three years.

The ice bucket challenge is a viral sensation for charities that benefit Lou Gehrig’s disease.

WHAS11’s news report:

[Image via Tyler Arterburn/WHAS11]

h/t Gawker

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