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Nick Nolte suffered from “minor smoke inhalation,” after attempting to fight a fire with a garden hose at his Malibu home Tuesday, an inspector at the L.A. County Fire Department confirms to Usmagazine.com.

The actor, 67, took action after an electrical malfunction started the blaze in his home office, inspector Ron Haralson told Us. The fire department responded at 11:34 a.m., as TMZ.com first reported.

By 11:59 a.m., the fire had been extinguished, reps told Us.

“Mr. Nolte was treated on the scene by LA Country Fire paramedics for minor smoke inhalation and abrasions to his right forearm,” LA Country Fire Department rep Frank Garrido told Us. “He was released, and will be under the supervision of his own physician.”

“He’s fine,” added Haralson.

Haralson says Nolte’s home suffered about $1.5 million in structural damage, and $1.5 million of his personal possessions were destroyed.

“The fire had spread to the living room and kitchen area,” Garrido told Us. “There is smoke damage throughout the entire residence.”

Nolte had words of praise for those who helped him extinguish the flames.

“Mr. Nolte is grateful to the Malibu Fire Department, and Sheriff’s Department, for their quick response and assistance,” a rep for the actor told Us in a statement.

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VIBE has today announced Eminem as the winner of the Best Rapper Alive competition. The Detroit native beat out New York’s rap king Jay-Z in the Final Round with 69 percent of the votes, crowning him as the people’s choice for the true king of hip hop. The results of the contest are detailed in VIBE’s November 2008 issue hitting newsstands October 21st.

“It’s obviously an honor to have won the fans’ support by being voted the Best Rapper Alive,” says Eminem in response to his victory. “I don’t think that there is any one rapper that is simply the best though. Everyone who was in consideration and many others are the best at certain things, and at what they do. But since Vibe’s offering the distinction, hell yeah I’ll accept!”

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