Affordable Housing Unit, Once a Cambridge Church, Involved in Massive Fire [VIDEO]

CAMBRIDGE, MA — The site of the former St. Patrick's church is still standing after being involved in the massive Cambridge fire, but dozens may have been displaced.

St. Patrick's Place now provides low-income housing, after being converted in 1992. The 10-alarm fire spread to it late Saturday afternoon, and firefighters could be heard over the radio describing flames in its attic and, at one point, being ordered to evacuate.

Police told Patch the building was smoking but stable. As of 7 p.m., firefighters were still working to douse flames in the roof of the building.

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It adds to the large number of people displaced by the blaze. City Councillor Tim Toomey told Patch he estimated about 100 people would be displaced in total. The exact number of people currently residing in St. Patrick's is unknown, though Toomey said it could be around 60.

State Senator Sal DiDomenico, who grew up on Cambridge Street, said his father used to attend St. Patrick's.

"Just before the holidays, this is just unfortunate for these families. We're here to do whatever we can and talk to the city manager," he said.

Patch has video from the scene here. We are continuously updating this breaking story.

St. Patrick's has 32 units - 30 of which are for low income and subject to the Low Income Housing Tax Credit Federal housing program, according to affordablehousingonline.com.

Reporting, video and photos from Sarah Betancourt were used in this report.