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MUNA Tour Bus Catches Fire in Burbank; Band Members Safe
MUNA’s tour bus caught fire in Burbank, California while the band was travelling from a show in Stanford.
The pop trio and friends were nearby as the bus was hosed down beside the southbound 5 Freeway.
The band said no one was injured, but many personal items were lost.
MUNA began its Gets So Hot Tour last month, after releasing its fourth album, *Dancing on the Wall*, earlier this year.
The bus fire disrupted the trip, but the band said its members were safe.
The tour is set to continue as planned, with the next performance scheduled for October 21 at Red Rocks.
MUNA’s tour bus caught fire on the southbound 5 Freeway in Burbank, California, on Monday morning.
Everyone aboard escaped safely, and the band said several personal items were lost.
The Burbank Fire Department extinguished the fire after the bus pulled over near an offramp.
The cause of the fire remains unclear.
MUNA was scheduled to continue its Gets So Hot Tour with a show at Red Rocks on October 21.
- Who
- MUNA and others aboard the band’s tour bus.
- What
- The tour bus caught fire; everyone aboard escaped safely, but personal items were lost.
- When
- Monday morning, October 19, 2026.
- Where
- The southbound 5 Freeway in Burbank, California.
- Why
- Not stated. The cause of the fire remains unclear.
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MUNA played a show at Stanford’s Frost Amphitheater.
The tour bus caught fire on the southbound 5 Freeway in Burbank.
The bus pulled over near an offramp, passengers evacuated, and the Burbank Fire Department extinguished the fire.
MUNA was scheduled to perform at Red Rocks.
- Location
- Southbound 5 Freeway, Burbank, California
- Call time
- About 8:00 a.m. according to Rolling Stone; around 8:20 a.m. according to Consequence
- Injuries
- No injuries reported
- Lost items
- Several personal items
- Next scheduled show
- October 21 at Red Rocks Park and Amphitheatre
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