VIDEO: A Caribbean cuisine favorite in Atlanta’s Castleberry Hill community went up in flames Saturday morning.
Dat Fire Jerk Chicken on Northside Drive was burnt to a crisp after the fire officials said it started around 11:30 am. Video obtained by FOX 5 shows fire crews on the scene as smoke and flames poured from the roof of the restaurant. "We had a fire here in our grill area," Chef Jay John told FOX 5. "It is a tragic situation…would not wish this on anyone."
John, a graduate of Clark Atlanta University, told FOX 5 he watched as flames turned the business he spent nine years building into charred remains.
"Absolutely devastating…you see something that you built with your own two hands, you see a vision that you have destroyed…it’s devastating," he said.