Ozzy Osbourne Battles Fire at Home, Suffers Injuries

Posted on Jan 17th 2013 3:45PM by Amy Sciarretto Comments

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You know, we always thought a story involving Ozzy Osbourne, one of the heavy metal godfathers, and a "major" blaze would have something to do with stoking the fires of hell, not a leaving a candle burning all night! How un-metal is that? Un-metal it may be. But it's also true.

Things could have been a lot worse for the Prince of Darkness and his wife, as The Blizzard of Ozz dealt with a fiery fright at their Beverly Hills home this morning, Jan. 17.

Ozzy and wife Sharon left a candle burning throughout the night and it eventually exploded in its glass vase, setting off a small fire in the living room.

Ozzy, who was already walking wounded and in a cast after undergoing hand surgery on Jan. 16, tried to air out the room while his missus grabbed water to put out the flames. However, things backfired and the opposite of the desired effect occurred, since the fire began from an oily candle. The flames began to spread, and Ozzy's hair was burned in the process. That had to smell awful, as nothing stings the nostrils worse than burnt hair.

Firefighters were summoned to the scene and extinguished the embers.

Mrs. O. recounted the situation on her morning gab fest The Talk, saying, "At five o' clock, I heard a noise like metal had fallen. I thought it was my housekeeper coming in and she had dropped her keys on the tiles, that's what it sounded like, so I didn't pay any attention. A few minutes later, my eyes are stinging and my throat's closing up, and 'Something's weird smelling in here.'"

Her dogs started barking, so she went downstairs to assess the matter realizing the sound she heard was cracking glass and an exploding candle. Ozzy tried to diffuse the situation and put out the fire, but to no avail.

"Ozzy's front of his hair from (his ear down is), gone! His eyebrows (are gone)... he's got like, skinned cheeks. We are, like, two idiots, it was like The Three Stooges. Everything you are not meant to do - go to bed with candles alight, open the doors and put water on - we did it all."

She revealed they received a lecture from the firemen about candle safety, to which Ozzy told them, "She's been doing this to me for 32 years! You tell her, you tell her, no more candles!"

Sharon O., currently engaged in a feud with Lady Gaga, has sworn off candles for good. "I apologize to my husband because he put himself out," she said. "He made his hand worse. It started to bleed, the whole nine yards, and I'm sorry and I love you and I will never light a candle again."

Casa Osbourne is now a candle-free zone. We hope they keep candelabras around. Those are metal and cool!

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Nick

Karma biting the Osbournes arse again. Pay Bob Daisley and Lee Kerslake what you owed them for over 30 years. $haron'$ been ripping off hard working musicians who wrote all of Ozzy's music. If it wasn't for Bob Daisley and Randy Rhoads there wouldn't have been a Blizzard of Ozz. Karma is only going to get worse folks!

January 21 2013 at 5:03 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
fkitcko1

lol !! my good God thank God the are allright thats all that counts..poor guy lost his trade mark franie

January 19 2013 at 10:42 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Gail M. Lynch

Why are people being so mean? I think they feel bad enough. There is no need to harp on a mistake that has already been acknowledged. We all have bad judgement calls, and misteps. Thank god the dogs were there. Dogs sense the smell of something bad brewing before our stupid noses can pick it up.

January 19 2013 at 12:59 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Gail M. Lynch

I hope Ozzy is going to be okay. It is hard to go through surgery to start with. I wonder if the doctors will have to do the surgery again? I am sure Sharon is feeling bad. Candles are dangerous, especially if you forget to put them out. Memory lapses happen, and before you know it the place is on fire. I don't blame Ozzy for not wanting any candles in the house. What a way to lose your family, your pets, and home? A stupid candle.

January 19 2013 at 12:53 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
lthrnck68

Ah, one of those floating wick oil candles. Should have led with that fact and not just candle. Water? No wonder. Same thing causes those turkey roasters to explode and all those kitchen fires.

January 19 2013 at 9:33 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Tammy

I had the same type thing happen....during the day a candle in a glass kar shattered and caught fire. Im glad I was awake! Im also so glad Sharon and Ozzy are OK!! I love those guys!

January 19 2013 at 8:44 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
rboyle3288

NOW HOW MANY TIMES HAVE THEY BEEN THROUGH THIS/?

January 19 2013 at 6:17 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
hllbllyxpress

residual drug related dementia is a bitch isn't it?

January 19 2013 at 5:52 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Buckingham's

Ozzy, you're becoming a danger to yourself and to others, old man.

January 19 2013 at 12:49 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
mrsshopsalot

you would think they would have one brain working at least!! in the light of all the tragedies regarding fires in folk's homes, whatever possessed them??( ha!!) and with all the cash this jerk has, leave a light on...alright we all know being a rock star does not equate one with intelligence, maturity or good judgement..especially in this guy's case!! ..lucky they did not die... or get badly burned/injured..

January 18 2013 at 9:49 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply

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