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    Burn baby burn: who's had a lucky escape from fire?

    As Graham Coxon escapes a hotel fire, who else has been been in a fire drama?

    April 30, 2012 by Michael Baggs | Photo by WENN.com

    Graham Coxon made a lucky escape from a Westcountry hotel today (30 April, 2012) when the Falmouth lodgings he was staying in caught fire and the roof collapsed. But he's not the first musician to feel the wrath of nature's most violent force.

    From musicians who have lost their tour buses, their homes and even their hair, stars of the stage have long battled fire. Many survive unscathed while others bear the scars, quite literally, for the rest of their life.

    From stage-stunts gone wrong to listening to the twanging strings of dying instruments on the side of the road, check out some of most memorable fire related dramas of the music industry below - and let us know of any burning issues we may have left out...

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