Firefighters work to extinguish a blaze at the Seoul Center Building near Seoul Plaza on Tuesday. (Yonhap)
Firefighters work to extinguish a blaze at the Seoul Center Building near Seoul Plaza on Tuesday. (Yonhap)
This photo shows a fire that broke out at a building near Seoul Plaza in central Seoul on Tuesday. (Yonhap)
This photo shows a fire that broke out at a building near Seoul Plaza in central Seoul on Tuesday. (Yonhap)

Firefighters contained a blaze at a building in central Seoul on Tuesday that forced more than 100 people to evacuate, with no casualties reported, officials said.

Officials contained the fire 44 minutes after it broke out at the Seoul Center Building near Seoul Plaza in front of the capital's City Hall, with some 110 people evacuating from the scene.

While no casualties have been reported, three people received emergency care.

Around 10 construction workers evacuated to the building's rooftop and were awaiting rescue.

Fire authorities believe the blaze began on the third floor of the building, where remodeling work was taking place. They plan to investigate the exact cause of the fire. (Yonhap)