LANCO Survives Bus Fire in Iowa: See Harrowing Video & Photos

The members of country music group LANCO survived a harrowing experience Sunday night when their tour bus caught fire. After wrapping a show in Des Moines, Iowa, the band was forced to pull over on the side of the road around 4 a.m. while en route to Nashville, due to a nearby snowstorm. The group decided to stay in a hotel for the night, though due to the blizzard conditions, tow services were halted in the area, so local police from Pella, Iowa, took LANCO band members, as well as show openers Willie Tate and Dawson Anderson, along with some crew members to nearby hotels.

LANCO’s bus driver opted to stay behind on the bus but ultimately awoke to the bus on fire in the early morning hours of Monday (March 16). The driver was able to escape the fire with only minor injuries. Though the band’s equipment trailer survived the fire, the group did lose some instruments when the bus was engulfed in flames.

LANCO lead singer Brandon Lancaster told Billboard in a statement, “It’s been a surreal 18...