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By Express News ServiceKOCHI: As many as 20 vehicles impounded in various cases were on Saturday gutted in a major fire on the Kalamassery police station premises. Fire and Rescue Service personnel said the fire was triggered by a smouldering waste pit situated behind the station. “It is the dry undergrowth that first caught fire which then engulfed the area where the vehicles were parked. The station house officers(SHO) of each police station have overall charge of the impounded vehicles. Due to this, there are some legal formalities and majority of the seized vehicles are dumped on the premises for years, said an officer..