'Suspicious' Fire Damages Popular Redwood City Record Store

REDWOOD CITY, CA — The Record Man, a popular record store in Redwood City, suffered significant damage from a fire in the early morning hours on Wednesday.

In a news release, the Redwood City Fire Inspectors deemed the fire "suspicious." The fire damaged the exterior of the building and there was smoke and water damage to the interior.

Officers arrived to find a large portion of the northern exterior of the building in flames when they arrived.

The Record Man has over a million pieces of inventory, according to its website.

Store owner Gary Saxon told KTVU that he fears some old records that go back to the 1940s may have been destroyed in the fire.

Anyone that may have additional information regarding this incident is asked to contact Redwood City Police Detective David Denning at 650-780-7141 or the Redwood City Police Department’s Tip Line at 650-780-7110.