About 200 people were displaced by a fire Friday that ravaged through a low-income town in southern Seoul, with the main blaze contained, officials said.

Axar.az reports, citing Yonhap, the fire broke out at around 5 a.m. in the Guryong village, one of the last-remaining shanty towns in Seoul, before the main blaze was brought under control at 11:34 a.m. No casualties have been reported.

The fire had quickly spread to another district of the village, prompting authorities to evacuate 258 people from the area. Some 180 residents are presumed to have lost their homes in the fire.

Authorities deployed a total of 1,258 personnel and 106 pieces of firefighting equipment to the scene after receiving an initial report of a fire that broke out at an unoccupied house. They plan to investigate the exact cause of the blaze.

Fire authorities suspect the flames spread quickly as the houses in the area are built with flammable materials, such as thermal cotton and plywood.

The area is considered the last remaining slum of the Gangnam area and is awaiting redevelopment.