Jennifer Lawrence and Liam Hemsworth narrowly escape fire hazard at Cannes

Jennifer Lawrence and Liam Hemsworth, who have co-stared in the upcoming flick 'Hunger Games: Catching Fire', almost caught fire at the Cannes Film Festival when a tray of candles fell on top of them at a party

A source said that the pair, who is in Cannes to promote the second installment of the 'Hunger Games' series, was sitting on a sofa in the VIP section of the party when an 8-foot column holding a plate of lit candles toppled over and fell on the young artists.

Jennifer Lawrence. Pic/AFP

The insider asserted that Lawrence and Hemsworth both jumped up in time and no one was hurt.

Liam Hemsworth

The source added that both the stars looked pretty calm about the whole scenario and laughed it off.

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