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Friday, August 22, 2014

Ice Bucket Challenge Goes Awry, Firefighters Hurt

CAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Four firefighters were injured — two seriously — when a fire truck's ladder got too close to a power line after they helped college students take part in an ice bucket challenge, police said Thursday.

The firefighters had just finished dousing cold water on the Campbellsville University marching band and were lowering the ladder when they were shocked by electricity. Two firefighters were in the bucket and two were on the main part of the truck.

The two in the bucket were at a hospital burn unit. One was in critical condition and the other was stable, Campbellsville Police Chief Tim Hazlette said. The other firefighters were treated and released.

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11 comments:

Anonymous said...

Boys playing with toys. We don't need no steenking safety manuals!

Anonymous said...

That ice bucket deal should be winding down soon.If anyone recalls,a local high school coach died shortly after a football game after he had a container of Gatorade and ice dumped on him.That was at least 10 years ago.

Anonymous said...

I swear if you people get any more dumb...

Not to mention this doesn't help a damn person in any way... OH look at me i'm in a video of having cold water dumped on my head and it solves nothing...

WHY NOT TRY ACTUALLY sending money to help ALS???? NO it's all about you and how to get your dumb ass face online for people to see...

Anonymous said...

How about actually investigating the cause of this terrible disease instead of enabling big corporations to rake in money?

Anonymous said...

9:33
What do you think this money is being raised for? They get very little money from other sources for research. This money is being raised to do research. As annoying as some of these videos are it has raised more money this year than any other year.

Anonymous said...

Fire , Fire , Fire raging all about , where is the Fireman to put the fire out? In the hospital for being stupid as usual.

Anonymous said...

When was the last time an actual cure was found for a "terrible disease"? Should'nt we be getting a little suspicious of never ending fund raisers that never accomplish anything? Imagine if you will what the unemployment #s would look like if all R&D aspects were to end tomorrow.Tens of thousands are on this bandwagon.Why discover anything?

Anonymous said...

Until you need them.

Anonymous said...

They are as dumb as our Salisbury firefighters must be a trait.

Anonymous said...

9:53 "Research" as in sending money to big pharma for them to waste on even more drugs? Ok... and corporate salaries.

Anonymous said...

@9:19 If you do the CHALLENGE Correctly then the person who has been called out gets soaked by a bucket of ICE WATER and MAKES A DONATION themselves. It doesn't have to be a big donation - any DONATION!!!! So who is the DUMB one now????