The rock band Halestorm was in for a scary surprise when they woke up at 3 AM to find that their tour bus was on fire!
Fortunately, no one was hurt, as the band had chosen to sleep in a hotel for the night. Although they did lose equipment and personal items, some guitars were salvaged by a security guard who rushed into the burning bus to make sure that no one was inside.
Halestorm Gives Fans A Look At Charred Tour Bus Wreckage
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Guitarist Joe Hottinger shared several photos of the charred tour bus on his Instagram page.
“Old Halestorm had a night for the books,” he captioned the snaps. “We were all in our hotel rooms last night and we woke up to our bus burning down at 3AM.”
“Fun fun,” he added. “No one was hurt.”
“The Worcester fire department got there and put the fire out,” he explained. “They were amazing. Our fearless security Steve pulled guitars and luggage out of the bay. We all lost some stuff, but it was just stuff.”
“The investigator doesn’t know what started it, but it began in the bunk hall,” he went on. “What matters is that no one was hurt. The best part is that tonight, we will rock. Looking forward to playing some music and forgetting about things being on fire. See you tonight Worcester!”
Lzzy Hale Shares A Video Of The Burned-Out Bus To Instagram
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Lead singer Lzzy Hale also posted a video of the bus after the fire to Instagram.
In the caption, she wrote, “I’ve hanging somewhere in between hysterical laughter and bursting into tears all day,”
“Our bus caught fire last night around 3am,” she explained. “Nobody was hurt. But the what ifs are real.”
“Both my little brother @arejayhale and I are notorious bus sleepers, almost always choosing the bus over hotel rooms,” she continued. “We have both sworn off this as of today of course.”
“I’m so grateful to the Worcester fire dept,” she added. “They are rockstars!”
“And a huge thank you to our wonderful security guy Steve Barbola who braved the flames to make sure none of us were on board ( he also rescued my 1991 Les Paul Custom),” she concluded. “Tonight we will be savoring every moment on stage like never before. The universe hasn’t found a way to get rid of us yet!!”
Lzzy Thanks Fans For Their Support
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Lzzy later tweeted, “Thank you to everyone for the well wishes. Like Joe said in his post,we lost some stuff, but so grateful that it was only stuff and no one was sleeping on the bus last night. I’m still shook, and emotions are a bit high today.But looks like the universe is not done with us yet!”
Thank you to everyone for the well wishes. Like Joe said in his post,we lost some stuff, but so grateful that it was only stuff and no one was sleeping on the bus last night. I’m still shook, and emotions are a bit high today.But looks like the universe is not done with us yet!
— Lzzy Hale (@LZZYHALE) January 20, 2022
She followed it up with several more tweets.“When you sing ‘I am the fire’ and the universe takes it literally,” she joked including a snap of the tour bus.
When you sing “I am the fire” and the universe takes it literally pic.twitter.com/2Yko0KEN9N
— Lzzy Hale (@LZZYHALE) January 20, 2022
“Thank you all so much,” she wrote in another tweet. “Between laughing at this near miss, crying over the what if’s… I had a full on panic attack pre show from an intense day full of emotions. But we are just so thankful to be here, when it could’ve turned so hard in the wrong direction. Godd— bring it on.”
Thank you all so much. Between laughing at this near miss, crying over the what if’s… I had a full on panic attack pre show from an intense day full of emotions. But we are just so thankful to be here, when it could’ve turned so hard in the wrong direction. Goddamn bring it on.
— Lzzy Hale (@LZZYHALE) January 21, 2022
“After everything we’ve all Been going through over the last few years,isolation,limits on Living etc. It’s so beautiful that so many of your reached out,” she added. “Thank U to everyone who texted/messaged me today, and our Rock and metal community. We are so humbled to know how much u care.”
After everything we’ve all Been going through over the last few years,isolation,limits on Living etc. It’s so beautiful that so many of your reached out. Thank U to everyone who texted/messaged me today, and our Rock and metal community. We are so humbled to know how much u care.
— Lzzy Hale (@LZZYHALE) January 21, 2022
“I had such a transcendent show tonight,” she wrote after the show. “I wasn’t even thinking about lyrics or chords…if fact it was almost like if I didn’t just let it take me, I might forget all the things. Thank you so much for allowing me to feel so much emotion tonight.”
I had such a transcendent show tonight. I wasn’t even thinking about lyrics or chords…if fact it was almost like if I didn’t just let it take me, I might forget all the things. Thank you so much for allowing me to feel so much emotion tonight
— Lzzy Hale (@LZZYHALE) January 21, 2022
She followed it up with several more tweets, all thanking fans and the community for their support.
Thank you so much. Love you #FreakFam #RaiseYourHorns pic.twitter.com/cqshnYXuTi
— Lzzy Hale (@LZZYHALE) January 21, 2022
