BILLERICA — Police Chief Roy Frost and Fire Chief Robert Cole report that the Billerica Fire and Police Departments responded on Friday to a three-alarm fire at a scrap yard.

On Friday, Sept. 15, at approximately 2:45 p.m., the Billerica Police and Fire Departments were called to Jacks Used Cars and Parts at 24 Town Farm Lane for a report of a structure fire.

Companies arrived to find heavy fire showing from a 50 by 100-foot metal structure on the property and several vehicles that were parked nearby it.

First Responders treated a male at the scene who suffered severe burns. That individual was taken to Lahey Hospital and Medical Center in Burlington by a MedFlight Ambulance.

Firefighters faced labor intensive work to establish a reliable water supply and had to stretch hoseline approximately 1,800 feet from the nearest fire hydrant. A third alarm was eventually struck to bring additional manpower to the scene.

Firefighters from Burlington, Chelmsford, Lowell and Tewksbury provided mutual aid at the scene.

Firefighters from Wilmington, Tewksbury, Lowell, Bedford and Burlington covered Billerica fire stations.

An investigation conducted by the Billerica Fire Department, with assistance from the State Police Fire and Explosion Investigation Unit attached to the State Fire Marshal’s Office, determined the fire was accidentally caused by a torch that was being used on a vehicle.