A two-alarm fire damaged a vacant church in West Philadelphia early Monday morning. 

Flames broke out at the former Greater White Rock Baptist Church on the 5500 block of Market Street, shortly after 3:30 a.m.

When fire crews arrived, the structure was fully engulfed in flames. The blaze was quickly upgraded to a two-alarm fire with more than 100 Philadelphia Fire Department members responding.

The fire was put out shortly after 5 a.m. However, firefighters spent the morning monitoring hotspots and pouring water onto what was left of it.

A PFD spokesperson said no injuries were reported. Several homes in the area were evacuated as a precaution, according to fire officials.

There is still no word on whether anyone was inside the vacant church when the fire initially started.

"I could actually stand in my window and see the fire in the windows inside the church. I saw the fire coming out the roof," said Yvette Smith, who lives across the street from the former Greater White Rock Baptist Church.

Smith said she has shared her growing concerns over the property with the city since the spring – both in calls and by emailing 311.

"This is truly a fire hazard and possibly a catastrophe event – a catastrophic event if God forbid a fire does occur at this property," Smith said as she read part of an email she sent to the city in May.

City property records show the now vacant church was built in 1957. Those records further state it was last sold in 2022 to an LLC in Brooklyn.

"I feel bad that this happened because now, it was a quality-of-life issue before," Smith said. "Now it's just an eyesore what we're getting ready to have right now," Smith said.

The blaze, which was near SEPTA's 56th Street Station, prompted all trains on the Market-Frankford line to bypass the station. The bypass was lifted around 7 a.m. 

The cause of the fire remains under investigation. ATF Philadelphia Arson and Explosives Task Force Members are assisting the Philadelphia Fire Marshal in the investigation.