JOHN TRAVOLTA - TRAVOLTA IN FIRE DRAMA

Hollywood legend JOHN TRAVOLTA feared for his life when a stunt went dramatically wrong on the set of his new movie and caused a massive fire.

The SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER hero had to be rescued for a blazing building while training to be a firefighter in current flick LADDER 49, in which he co-stars with JOAQUIN PHOENIX.

Big-boned Travolta reminisces, "We had to locate a door and get out while dealing with real smoke and fire. But we got lost."

Genuine firemen were called to the scene and pulled the two stars to safety.

A Hollywood spy says, "It was a very frightening situation. Travolta and Phoenix were trapped. Fortunately they were both Ok and Travolta laughed it off."