AUSTIN (KXAN) -- No injuries were reported after the Austin Fire Department responded to a two-alarm fire at an abandoned east Austin church, the agency said on social media. AFD crews responded to the fire around noon Tuesday at 7501 Blessing Ave. and were in "defensive mode of operations," according to the agency. AFD said the fire was "knocked down," and crews would remain on the scene to ensure the structure was extinguished. A KXAN photojournalist went to the scene and said crews were wrapping up and packing up to leave after 1 p.m. The church had previously burned down in December 2024, according to MySA. The publication said in February 2024 Texas nonprofit, The Hungry Hill Foundation, was working to restore the church as a way to aid the homelessness community in Austin. The church "was one of four original post-emancipation associations of Black churches in Texas," according to MySA. An AFD spokesperson told KXAN, "While there was evidence at the church to indicate the space had been occupied, the cause of the fire remains undetermined." The fire remained under investigation by the AFD Arson Division Tuesday.