New Delhi, Dec. 7 -- In the wake of the devastating fire in a Goa night club that took 25 lives, the National Restaurant Association of India (NRAI) - the apex body of the country's branded and organised restaurant industry - on Sunday urged its members to "introspect" and take corrective action to prevent recurrence of such incidents.

"It's a most unfortunate incident and our heart goes out to the families of the victims," NRAI President Sagar Daryani told UNI over telephone.

While there are various stories going around as the reasons behind the fire incident, Daryani said that only a thorough inquiry would bring the facts to the public domain. However, he said that the restaurant industry takes safety very seriously and this incident is...