The Sony warehouse that was destroyed by fire last night was also the main distribution warehouse for many Independant labels.
PIAS have issued the following statement: "There was a fire last night at the SonyDADC warehouse which services the physical distribution for PIAS in the UK and Ireland. PIAS is working closely with SonyDADC who are implementing their emergency plans. PIAS's UK offices in London and all other areas of our business are unaffected. More information will be communicated shortly to all our labels and partners"
PIAS is the main distributor for a large number of indie labels. 4AD, Warp and Beggars Banquet may also be affected.
This could prove catastrophic for some releases where promotion work has been done but the physical product has been destroyed and can no longer be delivered.
Our thoughts here at Peek-a-Boo are with all those who have been affected by this mindless violence.