One Direction star Harry Styles was saved by his fast-acting bandmate Zayn Malik on Sunday (14Jul13) after he almost caught fire during the group's concert in Illinois.

The singers, who were performing in Chicago, had just finished a rendition of their tune Teenage Dirtbag when Styles nearly walked straight into a pyrotechnic torch after hanging a towel over his head to wipe off his sweat.

Malik dashed across stage and grabbed hold of the 19 year old before his hair went up in flames and the scary incident was all captured on video in a clip posted on YouTube.com.

The teen ducked for cover and ran out of harm's way after realising the danger and then tossed his rag into the crowd as he shot his bandmate a thankful glance.