Srinagar, : National Conference Member Parliament Mohammad Akbar Lone on Monday expressed profound anguish over the gutting of eight shops in a massive fire that broke out in Jhelum market in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district.
While expressing grief over the incident, the Member Parliament from Baramulla Lok Sabha constituency Lone expressed unison with the victim traders and prayed for their revival. He said the fire that emanated from a mobile accessories-cum-computer shop and spread rapidly to other adjacent shops, razing at least eight of them to rubble. He impressed upon the authorities to assess the losses so that the quantum of compensation is worked out and distributed without any delay.