Srinagar, Sept. 22 -- Jammu and Kashmir National Conference GS Haji Ali Muhammad Sagar on Tuesday expressed grief over the fire incident that broke out in Khanyar area near Gousia Hospital resulting in gutting of many residential houses.

Expressing grief over the incident, party's General Secretary said the need of the hour was to increase the capacity and manpower of the fire services department to meet the rising demands throughout the state.

"I impress upon the administration to assess the damages to property and recompense the losses to affected families at an earliest," he said.

Sagar further said, "In this hour of grief I stand in unison with the affected families, meantime I also urge the divisional and district administration t...