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more-inA major fire broke out in a plastic reprocessing unit at Kandanthara on PP Road near Perumbavoor town on Thursday evening, sending shock waves through the area. The unit was engaged in shredding plastic and had plastic and other discarded items piled up everywhere, according to Fire and Rescue Services Department personnel. Fire and Rescue Services personnel were able to contain the flames before they spread to more areas. Meanwhile, the Perumbavoor police said that details about the extent of damage and the possible cause could be gauged only after talking to the owner of the plastic reprocessing unit who was expected only on Friday morning. Even after the fire is completely doused, we will have to keep spraying water to put down the smoke completely,” he said..