A worker boards up the front of the Kodak building on Ponce De Leon Avenue on Thursday after a fire heavily damaged the back portion of the building. (Photo by Dyana Bagby)

Fire damaged the Kodak building in Midtown Thursday morning, the second fire at the site on Ponce De Leon Avenue in two months.

The fire at the Kodak building at 300 Ponce De Leon Ave. was reported just before 8 a.m. on July 18. The building is next door to the original Atlanta Eagle building, an LGBTQ+ bar that was located at 306 Ponce De Leon Ave. for more than 30 years. Both buildings were heavily damaged by fire last month.

“The first unit reported heavy fire on the backside of the Kodak building and immediately went into a defensive mode of operation due to the building having already burned before,” said Atlanta Fire & Rescue spokesperson Anaré Holmes. “Command quickly to set up three ladders and was able to control the fire within 25 minutes and kept it from getting to the Atlanta Eagle side of the building.”

Fire damaged to the Kodak building, at right, can be seen from the back porch of the Atlanta Eagle, which was heavily damaged by fire last month. (Photo by Dyana Bagby)

The Thursday fire did not appear to impact the Atlanta Eagle building, Holmes said. There were no injuries. Fire investigators are now trying to determine how the fire started.

Debris from the fire at the Kodak building on Thursday covers the sidewalk. (Photo by Dyana Bagby)

The facades of the Kodak and Atlanta Eagle buildings have been designated as historic landmarks by the city. The Atlanta Eagle building is the city’s first LGBTQ+ landmark. However, the back portions of the buildings where the fires occurred are not city landmarks.

Dyana Bagby is a journalist based in Atlanta. She was previously a staff writer with Rough Draft Atlanta.