Osbournes flee mansion blaze

Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne were forced to flee their Buckinghamshire home when a blaze broke out in the middle of the night, it was revealed today.

11:42 31 March 2005

Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne were forced to flee their Buckinghamshire home when a blaze broke out in the middle of the night, it was revealed today.

They were awoken by thick smoke in their 3 million home on Good Friday in what was only the latest in a series of disasters to hit the celebrity family.

2 million worth of gems were stolen from Chalfont St Peter mansion last November, daughter Kelly was admitted into rehab last year, Sharon has battled with cancer and Ozzy almost died in a quad bike accident.

Reliving the horror of the blaze today, X Factor judge Sharon said she believed she and former Black Sabbath frontman Ozzy were jinxed.

"I am beginning to wonder when this bad luck's ever going to stop. What else is going to happen?" the 51-year-old said.

After firefighters dealt with the blaze, which they believe was caused by faulty electrics, the Osbournes returned to survey the 100,000 worth of damage.

Sharon and Ozzy were in their room when they heard the fire alarm go off. Checking that there was nothing wrong, they turned it off and returned to bed.

"Within minutes it had gone off again. We went into the living room and saw smoke coming from behind the wood panelling," she told the Sun.

"In a few seconds the whole room filled with this dreadful black smoke. We could see great big flames leaping up.

"We though 's***' and ran for it. I was hysterical."