A fire at a popular Chinese restaurant in Sangre Grande on the morning of September 14, left one person hospitalised and several workers without a job.

According to a senior fire official, the owner of Chinese Garden restaurant along the Eastern Main Road, suffered burns to his face and hands and is currently being treated at the Sangre Grande hospital. He said the restaurant was also "totally destroyed."

According to reports, the owner opened his business around 11 am and began cooking dishes for sale. However, oil from the pot somehow splattered resulting in a raging flame that burnt the owner and was suddenly burning out of control. The flames quickly spread and engulfed the entire restaurant.