Nicole has a fiery birthday bash

Television personality Nicole Richie’s hair caught on fire as she was blowing out the candles on a birthday cake.

She was celebrating her 40th birthday and it took a dramatic turn when she was blowing out the candles and the flames caught the tip of her hair, reports femalefirst.co.uk.

She then began to scream in fear, as the flames increased in size and she desperately tried to put them out using her hands. The Simple Life actress was also helped by her friends and family, who had joined her for the celebrations, and no-one was seriously hurt in the incident, according to Entertainment Tonight.

She posted a video clip of the scary moment on her Instagram page captioned: “Wella so far 40 is (fire emojis).” — IANS