Retro blue VW van miraculously survives deadly LA 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.
Internet stunned over retro VW miraculously surviving wildfire
CNN’s Erin Burnett talks to the owner of a 1970’s blue Volkswagen that somehow managed to survive the Palisades fire despite surrounding homes and cars being reduced to rubble.
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 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
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.
‘It should have been toasted’: Retro blue VW van survives deadly LA wildfire
A photo of the vibrant bus taken by an Associated Press photographer circulated widely on television and online, giving viewers a measure of joy.
"There's Magic In That Van", VW Bus Survives Palisades Fire
Of all the horrors of the LA fires, the loss of life and immense loss of property, happy stories have been few and far between. Scrolling social media coverage from around Los Angeles has been harrowing,
VW Bus That Survived L.A. Wildfires Is Fueling a Conspiracy Theory
Conspiracy theorists claim blue objects that make it through infernos, like this Volkswagen, are evidence of something sinister.
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.
Retro VW van miraculously survives Palisades Fire
Two days before the Palisades fire erupted, Preston Martin parked the Volkswagen van near the Getty Villa.
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