The first fire broke out late Sunday night inside the Bible Church of the Lord Jesus Christ of the Apostolic Faith at 60th Street and Cedar Avenue.
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Flames gutted the second floor of the church which was under renovation.
It was placed under control around 11:26 p.m.
Crews were called to another fire around 5 a.m. Monday at a home at South 60th and Elsworth streets just eight blocks away.
Crews arrived to find heavy smoke coming from the front porch.
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The fire was placed under control within minutes.
A fire fighter was taken to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center for a minor injury and was listed as stable.
The cause of the fires is under investigation.