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ASML Reports Fire at Berlin Factory That Makes Key Equipment for Chip Manufacturers

ASML Holding NV on Monday said there has been a fire at a factory it owns in Berlin, Germany, adding that no one was injured and that it is too early to assess the impact on its operations. ASML, a …

Electrical Fault in Battery Caused Huge Blaze at Ocado’s UK Distribution Center

British online grocer Ocado said a huge blaze which destroyed its major distribution center in Andover, southern England, was caused by an electrical fault in a battery that caused a robot to catch fire. Shares in Ocado fell as much …

UK Online Grocer Ocado Learns Lessons About Robotic Warehouses After Massive Fire

The Andover fire brigade was alerted at 2.34 a.m. About 2 miles across town, a fire had broken out in the early hours of Feb. 5 at a state-of-the-art Ocado Group Plc warehouse. Within minutes, firefighters were tackling a blaze …

UK’s Ocado Expects Total Loss of $58M Distribution Center After Huge Fire

One of Ocado Group Plc’s largest U.K. warehouses is expected to be completely destroyed by a fire, constraining the online grocer’s ability to meet customer demand and cutting sales growth. The blaze began Tuesday morning in the 45-million pound ($58 …

UK Online Grocer Ocado Warns of Sales Hit from Fire at Robotic Distribution Center

A huge fire at Ocado’s flagship robotic distribution center will hit sales growth, the British online supermarket pioneer warned on Wednesday, sending its shares sharply lower. Around 20 fire engines and 200 firefighters were called to the blaze at the …

Woman Arrested in Connection with 28 California Fires

A 24-year-old woman has been arrested in connection to 28 fires set throughout the city of Fullerton, Calif., since September. The Orange County Register reports that the woman was arrested after investigators found her trying to set fire to bushes …