Overview
- After a Des Moines show, the band pulled over around 4 a.m. en route to Nashville because of dangerous whiteout conditions.
- With towing suspended in the storm, Pella police transported LANCO members, openers Willie Tate and Dawson Anderson, and crew to nearby hotels.
- The driver, who remained on the bus, awoke to flames early Monday and escaped with minor injuries.
- The bus was destroyed and several instruments were lost, though the equipment trailer survived the blaze.
- The group remains in Pella with no cause reported for the fire, and its next scheduled date is March 26 in St. Augustine, Florida.