VW van somehow survives deadly Los Angeles fire

Retro Baby-Blue VW Van Really Survive LA Wildfire? Here's the Truth
The image quickly became a "beacon of hope" for some in the wake of Los Angeles' deadly January 2025 wildfires.
Retro blue VW van miraculously survives deadly Palisades fire: ‘It makes no sense'
A surprising AP photograph of an undamaged Volkswagen van surrounded by destruction from a Los Angeles wildfire has astonished viewers.
Retro blue VW van stands defiant after miraculously surviving the deadly Los Angeles wildfires
A RETRO blue VW van stands defiant after miraculously surviving the deadly Los Angeles wildfires. Stunned former owner Preston Martin, 24, assumed the 1977 Volkswagen Type 2 van had been consumed
A retro blue VW van miraculously survives deadly Los Angeles fire
A photo of the van, taken by an Associated Press photographer, circulated widely on television and online, giving people a measure of joy.
‘It should have been toasted’: Retro blue VW van survives deadly LA wildfire
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VW van somehow survives deadly Los Angeles fire: A 'beacon of hope'
A retro Volkswagen van has inadvertently become a “beacon of hope” for Los Angeles area residents as they start to pick up the pieces.
Bright Blue Van Survives Malibu Wildfire
Preston Martin figured the retro blue Volkswagen van he slept in for a year during college was a goner, given that he parked it in a Malibu neighborhood just before the Palisades fire ripped through, reducing homes and cars to rubble and charred metal.
Retro blue VW van survives deadly Los Angeles Fire, becomes symbol of hope
When the Palisades fire tore through a Malibu neighborhood, reducing homes and cars to rubble, Preston Martin assumed the retro blue Volkswagen van he once lived in during college was lost. But
Video: This Classic Blue Type II Volkswagen Bus is a Los Angeles Fire Survivor
The above photo of a retro blue VW bus that miraculously survived the deadly Los Angeles fires has been circulating around the internet with many viewers questioning the integrity of the photo. It’s difficult to believe that the walls of flames which engulfed entire mountains and destroyed neighborhoods and the lives of thousands spared
Retro VW van miraculously survives Palisades Fire
Two days before the Palisades fire erupted, Preston Martin parked the Volkswagen van near the Getty Villa.
The ‘magic bus’ that survived the Southern California wildfires
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Incredible image captures unscathed retro VW campervan nestled amongst 'apocalyptic' LA fire ruins
Shocking new images from the fire-ravaged streets of Los Angeles show a retro blue VW van owned by Preston Martin ...
'There's magic in that van' - The story behind a Kombi that miraculously survived California wildfire
The heartwarming story of a classic Volkswagen that survived the devastating Palisades Fire, becoming a beacon of hope for a ...