Ky. ice-bucket challenge goes awry

CAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Two firefighters were injured while using their fire truck ladder to help a college marching band take part in an ice-bucket challenge, the school's president said today.

Campbellsville University asked the local fire department to help spray its Tiger marching band with cold water on one of the school's athletic practice fields, president Michael Carter told WHAS-TV.

The fire truck's ladder either touched a power line or came too close to it, said Andrew Melnykovich, a spokesman for the state Public Service Commission. The ladder wouldn't have to strike the line to cause a reaction because it carried such a high voltage of electricity, he said.

At least two, and perhaps three, firefighters were injured after the challenge, which raises awareness for ALS, the school president said. No students were hurt.