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Volkswagen van that survived Palisades fire in Los Angeles is a ‘beacon of hope’

Volkswagen van that survived Palisades fire in Los Angeles is a ‘beacon of hope’

‘There is magic in that van,’ former owner Preston Martin tells AP. ‘It should have been toasted, but here we are’

Preston Martin figured the retro blue Volkswagen van he slept in for a year during college was a goner, given that he had parked it in a Malibu neighborhood just before the Palisades fire ripped through, reducing homes and cars to rubble and charred metal.

So the surfboard maker was stunned to find that the vehicle had survived. Not only that, a photo of the vibrant bus taken by an Associated Press photographer was circulating widely on television and online, giving viewers a measure of joy.

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