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Some scary moments for the four-time nominated singer-songwriter Jewel while out on the Am Gold Tour.
On Saturday, August 6, her tour bus burst into flames while parked in a hotel parking lot.
‘We had a full bus fire,’ the singer–songwriter said in a video shared on TikTok and Instagram, before adding, ‘Nobody was hurt, it happened on an off-day.’
Scary: Jewel took to social media and revealed that her tour bus caught on fire while parked at a hotel before her band was scheduled to play Red Rock Amphitheatre in Denver on Saturday
‘The fire department came, everybody is safe,’ the Utah native (born Jewel Kilcher), 48, continued in the clip, which she wrote in the corn of the post: ‘Thank you fire fighters and department!!!’
It turns out the personal working the front desk of the hotel alerted the bus driver about flames being spotted inside the bus.
The bus driver was able to save a vintage guitar and amplifier from inside the vehicle.
‘Our bus driver is a hero for saving the vintage gear!’ the Who Will Save Your Soul star wrote in the video.
All safe: In a social media video, the singer-songwriter revealed it was a ‘full bus fire’ but luckily ‘nobody was hurt’ and that ‘it happened on an off-day’
Major damage: One photo in the video showed the extent of the damage inside the bus
Quick action: It turns out the personal working the front desk of the hotel alerted the bus driver about flames being spotted inside the vehicle
‘All’s well that ends well,’ she concluded, before playfully teasing, ‘But how ’bout this bulls***.’
Jewel has been out on the Am Gold Tour with Train, Blues Traveler, Thunderstorm Artis and Will Anderson since June.
Their next show after the fiery mishap was on Saturday night at the Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Denver, Colorado.
The singer and her band ended up making it to the show, which is the final of the tour, but the concert was delayed due to lightening strikes.
Eventually, the fireworks in the sky dissipated and they hit the stage for their show.
Giving thanks: The Utah native thanked firefighters and the fire department for putting out the blaze
Brave: The bus driver was able to save a vintage guitar and amplifier from inside the vehicle
Hero of the day: Jewel called the bus driver ‘a hero; for saving the musical gear
Jewel skyrocketed on to the mainstream music scene with the release of her debut studio album, Pieces Of You (1995), which went on to become one of the best-selling debut of all time, going 12-times platinum.
The first single, Who Will Save Your Soul peaked at number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100. The following two singles You Were Meant For Me and Foolish Games reached number two on the Hot 100.
She would break off from her folk-oriented sound for a more dance-pop vibe, featuring electronic arrangements with her fifth studio album 0304, which scored a number one hit with Serve the Ego.
Jewel changed things up again and released her first country album, Perfectly Clear (2008). It debuted at number one on Billboard’s Top Country Albums, largely behind the singles Stronger Woman, I Do and Til It Feels Like Cheating.
Most recently, the singer dropped her thirteenth studio album, Freewheelin’ Woman, this past April. The lead single Dancing Slow features American rock band Train, who has been supporting her while on their AM Gold Tour that kicked off in June and just wrapped up with the show in Denver on August 6.
Massive hit: Jewel skyrocketed on to the mainstream music scene with the release of her debut studio album, Pieces Of You (1995), which went on to become one of the best-selling debut of all time, going 12-times platinum