HARRY Styles escaped serious injury after almost setting his dressing room on fire at the Saturday Night Live studios.

The singer stripped off backstage when he accidentally slung his shirt on a candle and watched in horror as it went up in flames.

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The panicked star dashed over to stamp out the furnace – but his sock caught fire in the process.

Revealing the terrifying ordeal, a source told The Sun's Bizarre column: “Harry nearly burned the place down.

“After his performance he went back to his dressing room and ripped off his shirt and threw it in the corner of the room.

“A few minutes later his manager asked if he could smell burning – he'd thrown it onto a candle and the whole sleeve had set alight.

“He tried to stamp it out but then his sock caught on fire.

“Luckily, the whole team got involved and managed to stamp the flames out, but it was one step away from needing a fire extinguisher.”

5 Harry Styles made his debut solo performance last weekend when he sang on US show Saturday Night Live Credit: Getty Images

The drama ensued after Harry made his debut performance as a solo star live on air at the NBC Studios in New York’s Rockefeller Plaza last Saturday.

After a five-minute panic, the fire was controlled and he escaped with only minor burns to his foot.

It’s not the first time Harry has nearly gone up in flames.

He scared fans when he nearly walked into a pyrotechnic on stage at a 1D gig in Chicago four years ago, but was saved by ex bandmate Zayn Malik who pulled him back just second before he set himself alight.

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Harry, 23, dropped his debut single Sign Of The Times earlier this month with the track hitting the top of the UK charts.

Tonight, he will appear on The Graham Norton Show where he revealed plans to tour his new material.

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On the show, Harry also faced a barrage of questions about stories which have appeared about him - and was ordered to confirm or deny by facial expression only.

The Sun's Bizarre column told how the most talked-about star on the planet had been considered by Disney bosses to play Han Solo in the upcoming Star Wars spin-off.

When asked if he’d auditioned by host Graham, Harry smiled knowingly.

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Harry is set to make his acting debut this year in Christopher Nolan’s upcoming war film Dunkirk. The singer is playing a young soldier in the film, based on the Dunkirk evacuation in World War II.