Jennifer Lawrence nearly died on Hunger Games set

Jennifer Lawrence was almost choked when a fog machine broke on the set of 'The Hunger Games: Mockingjay', according to reports.

The actress was filming the final instalment in the 'Hunger Games' series in Atlanta, Georgia, when the incident happened.

“It was horrifying!” a source told the National Enquirer.

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“Filming came to an abrupt halt when this fog machine broke and began spewing so much dense smoke during a tunnel sequence that Jennifer literally disappeared from sight – and everybody panicked!”

The scene was being filmed in a tunnel which suddenly fills with smoke during the rebellion, but when the machine malfunctioned, the crew panicked.

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“An assistant director screamed, ‘Shut off the smoke machines, get those big fans running…and get Jennifer out of there!’” added the source.

“After several scary minutes, a rescue crew finally found the star and carried her out, hacking and gagging. Jennifer’s one tough gal, but she looked really shook up, and kept complaining she felt very nauseous – like she was suffering from vertigo.”

It's not the first injury she's sustained in her role of warrior and revolutionary emblem Katniss Everdeen.

She was snapped wearing a wrist brace during filming in September, while co-star Liam Hemsworth injured his knee on the set of 'The Hunger Games: Catching Fire' last year.