Scotia Power Plant. | File photo by Andrew Goff.

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A man in his early 40s is currently being carried by ambulance to St. Joseph Hospital with second-degree burns after he was engulfed in flames for about 20 seconds following a “flare-up” at the Scotia Mill power plant, according to scanner traffic.

The man’s beard “melted” in the fire and he had to jump off of a 10-foot balcony to escape the flames, according to the feed. He landed on his hand and was in “excruciating pain at this time,” the caller informed dispatch.

Here’s the scanner feed from around 9:40 a.m.:

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