Fire crews on an elevated platform tackling the blaze at the Mandarin Chinese restaurant
SIXTY jobs have been lost at the Chinese restaurant gutted in a fire.
The Mandarin Palace has been so badly gutted it will have to be demolished and rebuilt. It could be next year before it re-opens.
MLA Pat Ramsey says he met owner Stan Lee to discuss the situation.
“It was sad to hear that his staff will not be able to return to work there for quite some time,” said Ramsey.
“My sympathies go to the 60 affected Karma and Mandarin Palace staff who have become unemployed following the fire at the city centre restaurants earlier this month.
“The building at Karma has been condemned and will require huge structural renovations prior to opening to the public again. Many employees were informed at a staff meeting last week that it could be a full year before they can return to work for the owner Stan Lee.
“My thoughts are with the Lee family and indeed their extended family of employees also. Mr. Lee is a long established leading business man in the city and I hope that he will be back to doing what he does best as soon as he can. In fact I’m sure he will be.”
