£6M ASOS BLAZE

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ONLINE fashion firm ASOS have been struck by a second warehouse fire. A blaze broke out at their depot near Berlin early yesterday, destroying an estimated £6.25million worth of stock. It comes two years after a fire swept through their warehouse in Barnsley, forcing them to stop taking orders. ASOS said they were fully insured. SHARES in easyJet nosedived after racked up a record half-year loss. Bo said the weak pound, which pushed up t fuel bill, cost them £82million alone. Th timing of Easter, falling in their second meant they lost out on another £45m of trade. Boss Carolyn McCall also wa the market was tough, with rivals sl prices to fill planes. As a result, loss ballooned from £18million to £236m in the six months to the end of Marc Euro ................................................... 1.144 Australian Dollar .......................... 1.686 Bulgarian Lev ................................ 2.135 Canadian Dollar ............................. 1.701 Croatian Kuna ............................... 8.214 Czech Koruna ............................. 29.089 Egyptian Pound ........................... 20.311 Hungarian Forint ....................... 331.914 New Zealand Dollar ..................... 1.805 Polish Zloty ................................... 4.563 South African Rand ................... 16.328 Swiss Franc ..................................... 1.245 Thai Baht ...................................... 41.940 Turkish Lira ................................... 4.330 UAE Dirham ................................... 4.562 US Dollar ......................................... 1.260