South Korean fire officials say they are responding to a fire at a commercial building in the city of Seongnam, south of the capital Seoul.

Multiple people are reported trapped on Friday in a commercial building on fire in the South Korean city of Seongnam, south of Seoul, YTN television reported. YTN showed video footage of a building that appeared to be at least eight stories tall engulfed in black smoke with a fire burning on the lower floors.

A fire ripped through an office block in South Korea today, with dozens of locals feared trapped inside. Flames erupted in a restaurant on the first floor of the commercial building in Bundang, Gyeonggi province,