An exasperated, breathless Sharon Osbourne called 911 after a rogue candle torched the living room of her Bev Hills home and burned Ozzy's face and neck when he put it out... and now we have the tape.

Their living room became an inferno last month after Sharon left a candle burning, before tucking in for the night... and the flames did significant damage.

In the 911 call -- placed in the wee AM hours ... a stressed-out Sharon tells the dispatcher, "We had a fire in my room ... it was a candle."

She then politely asks, "Do you think you can send a fireman?"

Here's the link to the original story...and it was on Sharon's talk show that she told us about Ozzy burning himself when putting it out...fortunately not too badly:

http://tmz.com/2013/01/17/sharon-osbourne-fire-house-beverly-hills/