Kim Kardashian reports that dress caught fire, and Pharrell jumped on her to douse flames

The Associated Press
June 2, 2015 at 5:22PM
Pharrell Williams performs at the 56th annual Grammy Awards at Staples Center on Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP)
Pharrell Williams performs at the 56th annual Grammy Awards at Staples Center on Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP) (Matt Sayles/The Associated Press)

NEW YORK — It's an eventful time for Kim Kardashian: A new baby coming, a huge transition for her stepfather, and now a fire emergency, with none other than Pharrell and his wife to the rescue.

Kardashian reported on social media Tuesday that her dress caught fire following the Council of Fashion Designers of America awards Monday night.

"Shout out to Pharrell & Helen who saved my life last night!" she wrote on Instagram, repeating the message on Twitter and Facebook. "LOL After the awards at dinner the feathers of my dress caught on fire from a candle & they jumped on me to get it out!"

Kardashian and husband Kanye West were both at the glittery awards ceremony — tantamount to fashion's Oscars — as presenters. West presented Pharrell with the CFDA's Fashion Icon award, and Kardashian presented Instagram co-founder Kevin Systrom with the media award.

The ceremony took place at New York's Lincoln Center. Kardashian did not specify if the fire incident happened there or elsewhere in the city.

FILE - In this April 12, 2014 file photo, Pharrell Williams performs at the 2014 Coachella Music and Arts Festival in Indio, Calif. Expect chic men's shorts and maybe even a tall hat: Pharrell is being honored by the fashion industry. The producer-singer-songwriter is this year's Fashion Icon at the annual Council of Fashion Designers of America awards, a glittery evening that brings a host of top fashion designers to New York's Lincoln Center along with celebrities like Kim Kardashian, who was
FILE - In this April 12, 2014 file photo, Pharrell Williams performs at the 2014 Coachella Music and Arts Festival in Indio, Calif. Expect chic men's shorts and maybe even a tall hat: Pharrell is being honored by the fashion industry. The producer-singer-songwriter is this year's Fashion Icon at the annual Council of Fashion Designers of America awards, a glittery evening that brings a host of top fashion designers to New York's Lincoln Center along with celebrities like Kim Kardashian, who was scheduled to present one of Monday evening's awards. (Chris Pizzello, Invision/The Associated Press)
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