A fire has destroyed part of Neil Young's warehouse in San Carlos,California, where he kept guitar cases, vintage cars, paintings andother artifacts. The fire at the 10,000 square-foot warehouse wasreported at 2:55 AM, and by the time fire-fighters had put it out ithad caused at least $1 million in damage. Officials estimate that 70percent of the items in the warehouse were salvaged — though it'sunclear how damaged they were. Arson is not suspected, and there iscurrently no official report on what was actually destroyed.
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Local news clips show people from Young's staff salvaging items fromthe wreckage and moving them to an adjacent warehouse. A source whotook a tour of two of Young's warehouses in San Carlos two years agotells Rolling Stone he observed numerous vintage cars, oneroom with video cassettes and another with video material — though hebelieved they were sturdy enough to withstand serious damage, and werepossibly even fire-proof.
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