Hyderabad, May 18 -- AIMIM Chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Sunday expressed grief over the loss of 17 lives in a blaze at Gulzar Houz area near Charminar in the old Hyderabad city here on Sunday.

Owaisi along with Telangana Minister Ponnam Prabhakar visited the spot where the fire broke out in a building in the Gulzar Houz area near Charminar.

"A painful incident happened today in Gulzar Houz. The family had been living in this area for 125 years. All 17 of the deceased were immediate family members. It is a matter of great sorrow... I offer my condolences." Owaisi said, speaking to the media.

Owaisi also interacted with the Telangana Disaster Response and Fire Services Director General (DG) Y Naggi Reddy, who said that according to prelimin...