MacLaine forced to flee Malibu fire

LOS ANGELES - Actress Loretta Swit - Hot Lips Houlihan in the TV comedy hit series MASH - and Shirley MacLaine, were among hundreds…

LOS ANGELES - Actress Loretta Swit - Hot Lips Houlihan in the TV comedy hit series MASH - and Shirley MacLaine, were among hundreds who fled when wildfire hit the celebrity enclave of Malibu.

Four major fires, spread by winds over 70 m.p.h. have destroyed more than 100 homes in Malibu and other California communities this week.

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