About 50 people were forced to flee their homes Friday after a fire broke out in a low-income town in southern Seoul, officials said. Authorities have called out some 300 firefighters to put out the blaze at the Guyrong village. There were no immediate reports of casualties. The fire broke out at around 5 a.m. in the fourth district of the Guryong village, one of the last-remaining shanty towns in Seoul, prompting 47 people to evacuate from their homes. A total of 297 firefighters and 85 vehicles have been dispatched to the area, with authorities also seeking to deploy firefighting helicopters. Poor visibility has prevented helicopters from taking off. Firefighters rushed to the scene after receiving a report of a fire that broke out at an unoccupied house. They plan to investigate the exact cause of the blaze. Interior Minister Yun Ho-jung instructed authorities to mobilize all available personnel and equipment for rescue and firefighting efforts. "Please check empty houses so that there are no casualties, and make sure that no firefighter is hurt while carrying out swift and thorough eva