There, amidst the burned-out husks of homes, a white-over-blue Volkswagen T2 bus was parked, seemingly unharmed and shining like a light of hope. That may sound overly dramatic or sacharine, ...

A white-over-blue Volkswagen Type 2 Microbus that survived the Los Angeles wildfires was the star of a famous photograph. In the photo, it looked to be entirely spared, but the far side was ...

A Volkswagen bus sits among burned out homes, Jan. 9, 2025, in Malibu, ... In the background was the bus, still blue and white and not at all damaged. “I freaked out,” she said.

Conspiracy theorists claim blue objects that make it through infernos, like this Volkswagen Bus in California, are evidence of something sinister.

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 ...

Retro blue VW van miraculously survives deadly LA fire: ‘It makes no sense' Two days before the Palisades fire erupted, Preston Martin parked the 1977 Volkswagen Type 2 on a flat spot up the ...

Retro blue VW van miraculously survives deadly LA fire: ‘It makes no sense' Two days before the Palisades fire erupted, Preston Martin parked the 1977 Volkswagen Type 2 on a flat spot up the ...

A retro blue VW van miraculously survives deadly Los Angeles fire. A VW van sits among burned out homes, Jan. 9, ... She came to love the bus, and sewed curtains for the windows.

A retro blue VW van that somehow survived the Los Angeles fire has become a symbol of hope. ... In the background was the bus, still blue and white, and not at all damaged. "I freaked out," she said.

A photo of the vibrant retro VW bus taken by an Associated Press photographer was circulating widely on television and online, giving viewers a measure of joy.