Seoul, May 28 -- A fire broke out on Wednesday in an old commercial building in South Korea's capital Seoul, according to multiple media outlets.
The accident took place at about 3:25 p.m. local time (0625 GMT), with no casualties confirmed. A dense plume of black smoke was seen rising in central Seoul, TV footage showed.
Firefighters allegedly had difficulty extinguishing the blaze as shops crowded the commercial building.
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