‘It should have been toasted’: Retro blue VW van survives deadly LA wildfire

A VW van sits among burned-out homes in Malibu, California. Picture: Mark J Terrill/AP

A surprising photograph of an undamaged Volkswagen van surrounded by destruction from a Los Angeles wildfire has astonished viewers.

Among those who were surprised was Megan Krystle Weinraub, a surf and skate board designer who owns the van.