A man suffered serious burns after ‘catching fire’ for a whole minute and then rolled in mud to extinguish the flames.
Dean Beggs’ arms and face were badly injured after a workplace fire which left him fearing for his life.
He was engulfed in flames after he opened a door and caused a backdraft explosion, the Daily Record reported .
Dean, from Linwood near Glasgow, said: “My face and arms were on fire – my clothes melted off my arm pretty quickly.
“I just remember bouncing off a container, landing, and seeing I had no sleeves.”
The 22-year-old team leader said he was forced to use a muddy puddle to put out the blaze because it was the nearest source of water that he could find.
He desperately rolled around in the mud to douse the flames as they scorched three layers of clothes off his body.
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A quick-thinking colleague dialled 999 and the Scottish Ambulance Service’s trauma team and the Special Operations Response Team arrived shortly afterwards.
Dean added: “The crews seemed to arrive all at the same time.
“I was given oxygen straight away and from the very first moment, I knew I was in good hands.
“The paramedics who attended couldn’t have done anymore and made my horrific injury easier to deal with thanks to their care.
“I think they were all wondering how to get me into the ambulance without touching me. It was very, very painful.”
Dean - who is engaged to his finacee Kayleigh McDonald - was rushed to Glasgow Royal Infirmary for surgery.
He spent five days in intensive care as medics treated his painful burns at the hospital, including skin grafts on both hands.
He was finally discharged three weeks after the accident still visits the burns unit as well as a psychologist.
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Once home, he was assisted by Kayleigh throughout his recovery, which is still ongoing.
“It’s still painful. My skin is tight and simple tasks are difficult. It’s painful all day, every day.
“I don’t sleep at all really.
“I cannot remember the last time I slept well. There’s no escape from it. It’s all still quite raw.
“I didn’t know if I was going to make it.”
Dean has now thanked the workers of the Scottish Ambulance Service staff who helped that day in January.
He has had an emotional reunion with three of the people who help to save his life.
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The include: Suzie Thomson, of the trauma team, technician Craig McLean and paramedic Gaye McLean, both based at Greenock.
Dean added: “It was a good end to a really horrific story. Getting to see the team who helped – I suppose you could say – save my life, was quite emotional and I was taken back and was shaking when I first saw them.
“I’m not normally like that - I couldn’t think of the words to describe how grateful I was for their fast response and help.
“It’s overwhelming how quick they got there. I could easily not be here if they weren’t so quick.
“I would just like to say a massive thank you to the Scottish Ambulance Service for their assistance and all the surgeons, nurses and doctors who helped me in my recovery - I wouldn’t be the person I am today if it wasn’t for the NHS.”
