![Firefighters put out a blaze on Mount Surak in Nowon District, northern Seoul, on June 1. [YONHAP]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/11948130.webp?imageId=11948130&width=960&height=642&format=jpg)
A fire broke out on Mount Surak in Nowon District, northern Seoul, around 8:38 p.m. Sunday. There were no confirmed casualties.
Fire authorities mobilized some 30 vehicles and 109 personnel to put out the blaze, which spread behind a sports center in Sanggye-dong. The Nowon District Office issued an alert through text messages advising residents to stay away from the blaze and close windows.
Major flames were extinguished around 9:52 p.m., some 70 minutes after the fire had broken out.
Fire authorities said they would investigate the extent of the damage and exact cause of the blaze.
BY SARAH KIM [kim.sarah@joongang.co.kr]
