MUNA’s Tour Bus Catches Fire After Stanford Show, Band Says Everyone Is Safe

A tour bus carrying members of MUNA caught fire on Interstate 5 in Burbank, Calif., Monday morning (Oct. 19), just hours after the trio performed at Stanford University. The band said everyone is safe.

“Many personal items were lost but we’re all safe, thank goodness,” the group wrote in a social media post after the fire.

According to the San Francisco Chronicle, the California Highway Patrol received a report of the fire shortly after 8:20 a.m. Monday on southbound I-5 near Buena Vista Street. Everyone aboard the bus escaped without injury.

Aerial footage from KTLA showed extensive fire damage to the vehicle, particularly toward the rear. The station reported that the driver was initially unaware the bus had caught fire before pulling over.

Several lanes of the freeway were closed while emergency crews responded, which caused delays during the Monday morning commute. The cause of the fire was not immediately known and remains under investigation.

MUNA had performed Sunday night (Oct. 18) at Stanford’s Frost Amphitheater as part of the Gets So Hot Tour, less than a day before the fire.

The Los Angeles-based trio of Katie Gavin, Naomi McPherson and Josette Maskin is touring behind its fourth studio album, Dancing on the Wall, which came out in May. The group has spent much of 2026 on the road for the album.

There was no immediate indication that the band’s upcoming dates would be affected. MUNA’s next scheduled performance is Wednesday (Oct. 21) at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, Colo., followed by another show in Los Angeles on Thursday (Oct. 22).

MUNA formed in Los Angeles and released its debut album, About U, in 2017. The group’s 2022 self-titled album included the song “Silk Chiffon,” featuring Phoebe Bridgers, which became one of its best-known songs and helped expand its audience ahead of later headline tours.

Source: Billboard