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Nicole Richie Accidentally Sets Her Hair On Fire While Trying To Blow Out Birthday Candles

Nicole Richie Accidentally Sets Her Hair On Fire While Trying To Blow Out Birthday Candles

The celebrity wasn't hurt in the incident.

Stewart Perrie

Stewart Perrie

Nicole Richie has accidentally set her own hair on fire while trying to blow out her birthday cake candles.

The American celebrity was surrounded by loved ones during her 40th celebrations and then it came time for the iconic birthday tradition.

She was presented with a rectangular cake with nearly a dozen candles and an edible picture of her as a child on the top.

Richie managed to blow out most of the candles, however when she leant in to get the rest of them out her hair caught fire.

The flame started small and while she patted it out, it sprung back into action and turned into a decent sized inferno.

The video cuts out before we can see what he damage was however it appears Richie wasn't harmed in the incident.

While some people would hope that little moment was just shared with the people at the table, she decided to own it and posted the video on her Instagram page.

Loads of her celebrity pals were shocked to see Richie's hair get singed, with singer Kelly Rolland writing: "My heart just dropped!!!!"

Amy Schumer added: "Oh my gawwwd."

Her husband and Good Charlotte rocker Joel Madden said: "That's hot."

Her hubby was obviously referencing the iconic catchphrase of Paris Hilton, who used to say the two words endlessly on Nicole and Paris' hit TV show The Simple Life.

Featured Image Credit: Nicole Richie/Instagram

Topics: Entertainment, Celebrity