Ozzy and Sharon flee mansion blaze

LONDON - Rocker and reality TV star Ozzy Osbourne and his wife Sharon have suffered another blow at their country mansion after they had to flee when a fire broke out while they were in bed.

The blaze started in the living room of the mansion at Chalfont St Peter, Buckinghamshire, after the heat from a fireplace ignited wood panelling.

The former Black Sabbath frontman and his wife, who were not injured, were roused by an alarm and ran into the garden with their pets.

Two staff members were treated at the scene after breathing in smoke, a fire service spokesman said.

Sharon Osbourne told The Sun newspaper she was devastated by the fire.

"I am beginning to wonder when this bad luck's ever going to stop," she said.

Last November, thieves broke into the mansion and stole a large amount of jewellery.

Eleven months before the burglary, Ozzy Osbourne suffered a near-fatal crash on his quad bike in the mansion grounds.

- REUTERS