Nolte escapes burning home in Malibu
Actor Nick Nolte has escaped a fire that burned a Malibu home to the ground.
The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said the actor slightly cut his hand when he broke a window and fled the home shortly after 11:30am (0530 AEDT, Wednesday).
The Sheriff's Department said an electrical malfunction caused the fire. The fired destroyed the home and caused an estimated $US3.5 million ($A4.94 million) damage.
A call and email to Nolte's publicist Arnold Robinson were not immediately returned.
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