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VAN HO
OSE.
AND I'M VICKI DORTCH.
A COMMUNITY COMES
TOGETHER IN PRAYER
TONIGHT, AS TWO OF THEIR
FIRST RESPONDERS REMAIN
HOSPITALIZED.
IT'S A TRADEGY THAT PLAYED
OUT IN FRONT OF DOZENS OF
COLLEGE STUDENTS, JUST
AS THE GROUP HAD
COMPLETED A CHARITY
EVENT THOSE FIREFIGHTERS
VOLUNTEERED AT.
IT HAPPENED JUST BEFORE
NOON TODAY ON THE
CAMPUS OF
CAMPBELLSVILLE
UNIVERSITY.
THE TWO MEN, UP IN THE
BUCKET OF THE LADDER
TRUCK, HAD SPRAYED DOWN
THE UNIVERSITY BAND AS
PART OF THE A-L-S ICE
BUCKET CHALLENGE.
AN INVESTIGATION NOW
REVEALS THE MEN'S BODIES
CAME TOO CLOSE TO AN
ELECTRIC ENERGY
THRESHOLD WHEN THEY
WERE INJURED.
WLKY'S LAUREN ADAMS IS
JUST BACK FROM THE
CAMPBELLSVILLE
UNIVERSITY CAMPUS WITH
MORE. LAUREN?
THESE MEN, WERE
ACCORDING TO FRIENDS,
DOING WHAT THEY LOVED-
SERVING A COMMUNITY THEY
LOVED - WHEN THEY WERE
INJURED.
TONIGHT, THE COMMUNITY
COMING TOGETHER IN THE
FACE OF TRAGEDY AND
LIFTING CAPTAIN TONY
GRIDER AND ALEX QUINN UP
IN PRAYER.
0486 tp 15:54:48 we were in our
room and saw a big flash thru
the
blinds
0514 rb 16:35:39 we just heard a
loud noise, a boom, you know
and the lights went out
LA: IT WAS IN THAT MOMENT
TWO FIREFIGHTERS WERE
SEVERELY INJURED. 41 YEAR
OLD TONY GRIDER, A
CAMPBELLSVILLE FIRE
CAPTAIN AND 22 YEAR OLD
ALEX QUINN, A PART TIME
FIREFIGHTER HAD
VOLUNTEERED TO SPRAY
DOWN THE CAMPBELLSVILLE
UNIVERSITY BAND AS PART
OF THE 'ALS ICE BUCKET
CHALLENGE.' THEY WERE
ON THEIR WAY BACK TO THE
GROUND WHEN TRAGEDY
STRUCK:
0515 chief 17:11:48 from talking
with the power company
technicians if you get within a
distance of 3-4 feet the energy
that surrounds the high voltage
will actually arc onto another
object, in this case the
personel
occupying the bucket. 17:12:09
0514 rb 16:31:22 at that point
I'm
thinking oh my god, he's dead or
something.
LA: NEIGHBOR RAVEN
BARNETT WITNESSED ONE
OF THE FIREFIGHTERS
COLLAPSE IN THE LADDER'S
BUCKET.AND THE
HEARTBREAKING REACTION
OF BAND MEMBERS:
0514 rb 16:30:31 they were
gathered around here in a
circle,
holding hands, all praying I
suppose for the victims. They
were praying, some of them were
crying. :40
LA: HOURS LATER, ANOTHER
CIRCLE...0527 nat organizer
19:07:00 if you could please
come up here right now..AS
HUNDREDS GATHERED AT
CAMBELLSVILLE UNIVERSITY:
0527 nat organizer 19:08:05 this
night is to bring healing and
hope
and to bring Christ to the
forefront
LA: STUDENTS LIKE JT
CURTIS SAYS THE TRAGEDY
THAT PLAYED OUT BEFORE
DOZENS OF HIS FELLOW
STUDENTS IS PERSONAL:
0518 jc 19:01:07 you know the
people, the families, in a
small
community everyone is affected
and you feel their pain in a lot
of
ways. 19:01:12
Nat music + 0517 gg 18:58:23 I
believe we can strengthen their
families, the department and we
can strengthen our community
thru prayer. :31
LA: AND THAT'S EXACTLY
WHAT RAVEN BARNETT SAYS
SHE'S BEEN DOING SINCE
THIS TRAGEDY UNFOLDED IN
HER BACKYARD:
0514 rb 16:31:46 praying for the
best for them and their families
THEY WERE TWO OTHER
FIREFIGHTERS - 37 YEAR OLD
CAPTAIN STEVE MARRS AND
28 YEAR OLD ALEX JOHNSON
THAT WERE HELPING THE
BAND COMPLETE THE ICE
BUCKET CHALLENGE.
THEY RECEIVED ELECTRIC
SHOCKS FROM CURRENT
TRAVELING DOWN THE
LADDER.
BUT BOTH MEN CHECKED
OUT OKAY AT A LOCAL
HOSPITAL. THEY ARE AT
HOME TONIGHT.
I'M LAUREN ADAMS, WLKY
NEWS.
NOW THE FOCUS TURNS TO
THE RECOVERY OF THE
OTHER TWO MEN IN THE
HOSPITAL.
BOTH ARE UNDERGOING
TREATMENT TONIGHT AT
UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL.
WLKY'S TIM ELLIOTT
CONTINUES OUR TEAM
COVERAGE.
HE'S LIVE AT THE HOSPITAL
WITH AN UPDATE ON THEIR
CONDITIONS.. TIM.
RICK/VICKI.CAPTAIN
GRIDER IS IN CRITICAL
CONDITION.ALEX QUINN IS
LISTED IN FAIR CONDITION.
TODAY, FIREFIGHTERS FROM
ALL OVER THE AREA HAVE
BEEN COMING TO VISIT THE
MEN IN THE HOSPITAL.
THEY'RE CHECKING ON
THEIR FAMILIES TO SEE IF
THERE IS ANYTHING THEY
NEED.
YOU CAN SEE SEVERAL FIRE
VEHICLES HERE
TONIGHT.RIGHT NOW,
EVERYONE IS JUST HOPING
PRAYING THAT THESE MEN
WILL PULL THROUGH.
17:17 I think the first 24-48
hours
are critical in a severe burn
17:20
TRAUMA SURGEON DR.
MATTHEW BENNS TREATED
BOTH TONY GRIDER AND
ALEX QUINN. HE SAYS THE
FIREFIGHTERS SUFFERED
SERIOUS BURNS FROM THE
ELECTRICAL CURRENT THAT
TRAVELED THROUGH THEIR
BODIES.
18:46 sometimes we see deeper
tissue injury with the
electricity
because a flame burn is really
localized to the areas of skin
that
are in direct contact with that,
whereas an electrical burn
passes
through all the tissue between
the
live wire and the ground 19:00
02:52 you know, we have go a lot
of hurt and shock to get over
02:55
VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER
CHRIS WILSON WORKS
ALONGSIDE GRIDER IN
CAMPBELLSVILLE. HE SAYS
TO HIM, THE CAPTAIN IS
MUCH MORE THAN JUST A
MENTOR.
01:02 he was a guy who you
looked up to, he was always
there
to make you smile, always there
to push you but at the same time
be your friend when he did 01:11
41:20 my heart just sank 41:22
DEPUTY CHIEF ROB DWYER
WITH THE HIGHVIEW FIRE
DEPARTMENT SHOWED UP AT
UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
THURSDAY NIGHT TO
SUPPORT THE VICTIM'S
FAMILIES.
41:30 I'll be honest with you I
stopped and said a prayer for
them 41:34
SEVERAL LOUISVILLE
FIREFIGHTERS ALSO
STOPPED BY TO CHECK IN ON
THEIR INJURED BROTHERS.
32:20 there are a lot of
firefighters
that have gathered here.
Whenever a firefighter is
injured
in the line of duty, it affects
all
firefighters. 32:26
DR. BENNS SAYS THEY WILL
KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON THE
FIREFIGHTERS OVER THE
NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.
16:34 after about 24-48 hours we
get a better sense of how deep
the burns really are cause the
depth of burn really effects
what
we do from there 16:41
AND DWYER SAYS HIS
FELLOW FIREFIGHTERS
WON'T BE TOO FAR EITHER.
42:14 local firefighters should
be
here around the clock, yes 42:16
DOCTORS WOULDN'T DETAIL
THE EXTENT OF THEIR
INJURIES CITING PRIVACY
CONCERNS.
DOCTORS SAY CAN THE MEN
CAN PROBABLY EXPECT A
LENGTHY HOSPITAL
STAY.MULTIPLE
OPERATIONS ARE PROBABLY
IN THEIR FUTURE AS WELL.
LIVE AT UNIVERSITY
HOSPITAL, TE WLKY NEWS.
THE ICE BUCKET
CHALLENGE HAS BEEN A
SUCCESSFUL AND VERY
POPULAR RAISING FUNDS
AND AWARENESS FOR A-L-S,
WHICH IS ALSO KNOWN AS
LOU GEHRIG'S DISEASE.
ACCORSING TO THE A-L-S
WEBSITE, THE CAMPAIGN
HAS RAISED MORE THAN
31-MILLION DOLLARS SO FAR.
THE PRESIDENT OF THE
KENTUCKY A-L-S CHAPTER
EXPRESSED HIS REGRET
OVER TODAY'S ACCIDENT IN
CAMPBELLSVILLE.
"our thoughts and prayers go out
to the
families. I know campbellsville
really well.
it's just heartbreaking to see
something
negative and somebody hurt over
a
challenge like this."
18:35:10 It's been such a great
awareness campaign for ALS,
funraiser. So much money's been
raised in such a short amount of
time..more than all of last yr
as an
association across the country
EARLIER TODAY,
CAMPBELLSVILLE
UNIVERSITY'S PRESIDENT
ISSUED A BRIEF STATEMENT
ON THE ACCIDENT.
IT SAID, "WE EXPRESS
HEARTFELT SYMPATHY AND
PRAYERS FOR THE FAMILIES
OF THE FIREFIGHTERS WHO