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The court heard that the waitress and the boy's sister had minor burns that did not require treatment. Ms Kelly said lighting the fire pit should have been a job for a restaurant manager. She said it was clear that "staff training was lacking" and employees were "not made aware of the dangers" Monterey Jack's has several restaurants in central Scotland. The Airdrie branch closed in 2022. The firm admitted two charges under the Health and Safety at Work Act. Company director Gary Marshall expressed his "sincere regret". He said: "General risk assessments did exist but were clearly not sufficient in relation to the fuel burner. "Training and supervision for under-18s was inadequate. "Immediately after this incident all fire pits in our premises were removed to ensure there would be no recurrence of this." Sentencing will take place in December.
