Jammu, June 12 -- A fire broke out inside the lobby area of the Jammu and Kashmir legislative assembly complex here on Wednesday causing significant damage to the property that reportedly included photographs of former governors, lieutenant governors, speakers, chief ministers and best legislators.

Incharge secretary of the legislative assembly, Manoj Kumar Pandit said, "A fire broke out around 9 am in the lobby, probably due to a short circuit. According to preliminary information, some two to three sofas and photographs were damaged in it."

"No FIR has been lodged as yet. However, we have our own police within the secretariat," he added.

However, a senior police official at the civil secretariat said that they do not have executive p...