A major fire broke out at the plastic dumping site of the Kalamassery Municipality in north Kalamassery on Tuesday afternoon.
The incident occurred around 3.30 p.m. as the fire spread over the vast heaps of plastic waste dumped at the collection yard of the civic body. Nearly seven fire tender units were pressed into service to contain the fire. Thick plumes of black smoke billowed over the plant and firefighting operations were hampered as the smoke and fire spread quickly from one heap of waste to another.
