London riots torch Sony factory, hurt PS3, movies, and music
updated 08:50 am EDT, Tue August 9, 2011
Sony suffers yet another setback in 2011
More misfortune has befallen Sony, this time the London riots has resulted in its sole UK warehouse being burnt down. According to Reuters, the 20,000 square meter facility, which stores CDs, DVDs, Blu-ray discs and PS3 games, has been burning since at least early Tuesday morning. Sony issued a statement indicating that supplies in Britain will be affected as a result.
"There will likely be some impact on deliveries," said Yoko Yasukochi, a spokeswoman at the Japanese giant’s headquarters in Tokyo.
"We cannot determine the cause of the fire or the extent of the damage yet because it's not possible to enter the building," she said. She also confirmed that no one was injured as a result of the fire.
This latest incident adds to the disruption Sony has experienced this year with the devastating Japan earthquake disrupting production and affecting its financial results. In addition, its flagship PlayStation franchise was hit by a massive hack that resulted in the leaking of over 77 million of its customers personal details on to the Internet.
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Act of God?
Remember that SONY published the movie "Davinci Code" and the Catholic church was not happy about it? Since then sony has had several incidents, batteries that explode, hacks, explosions, VP quitting, sales down and so on.. Could be thier punishement?