CARL RUSSO/staff photo Ivette Chakar, a secretary and receptionist for Corpus Christi Parish watches the fire with others. Dozens of people associated with the Corpus Christi Parish at Holy Rosary came to see firefighters battle the blaze.
Firefighters spent hours Monday night battling a stubborn blaze in a historic Catholic Church on Essex Street. A four-alarm blaze broke out in the rectory of Corpus Christi Parish at Holy Rosary Church around 6:00 p.m.
There was heavy fire in the rectory area, with flames heading towards the church roof.
Lawrence firefighters were assisted by a hearty contingent of mutual aid firefighters from cities and towns throughout the region, including Andover, North Andover, Lowell, Haverhill, Methuen, 2/22/2021
