JAMMU, Nov. 9 -- Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather on Monday urged the administration to assess the losses caused by a fire at the Warehouse-Nehru Market near Bikram Chowk and provide immediate ex-gratia relief to the affected traders.
The fire, which broke out on Sunday night, gutted dozens of business establishments, causing extensive damage to property and heavy financial losses.
Expressing concern over the incident, Rather extended sympathies to the affected traders and business owners, saying the damage had severely affected their livelihoods.
He said the Warehouse-Nehru Market was among Jammu's oldest wholesale trading hubs and had been serving traders, retailers and consumers since the 1950s.
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