Three held over Sony warehouse blaze

Three male teenagers have been arrested in connection with an arson attack which destroyed a music distribution centre.

Leading companies such as XL and Domino - who are behind acts including Adele and Arctic Monkeys - are among those which used the destroyed distribution hub in Enfield, north London.

Around 40 firefighters tackled the blaze, believed to have been caused by looters, at the Sony DADC warehouse which erupted in flames on Monday.

Scotland Yard said two 17-year-olds and an 18-year-old had been arrested in connection with violent disorder and the arson at the warehouse. Two remain in custody while a 17-year-old has been bailed.

The 20,000 sq m (215,000 sq ft) centre is used to store CDs, DVDs, Blu-ray discs and discs used for PlayStation Portable games. It is also a major warehouse for stocks of indie labels which are distributed from there by the PIAS Entertainment Group.

One witness claimed to have seen a number of looters leaving the warehouse with items before the blaze took hold.

Domino Records - the leading indie label behind acts such as Franz Ferdinand - said it had lost a "large quantity" of CD and vinyl stock.

The new Arctic Monkeys single, The Hellcat Spangled Shalalala, is among the releases which will be affected by the incident, with only a reduced number of vinyl copies available when it is out on Monday.