A customer at a Popeyes restaurant in Texas was shocked when he witnessed a young boy working in the kitchen.

According to the customer, the boy looked to be about “9 years old” and was seen “handling raw chicken before giving it to a male staff worker who went on to cook it.”

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The bizarre situation reportedly took place on Nov. 3 at a location in a suburb of Dallas known as The Colony.

The source, who requested to stay anonymous, told South West News Service (SWNS) the kitchen was “very short-staffed” and the restaurant had a line out of the door with wait times surging over an hour for the coveted Chicken Sandwich, which had returned the day of the incident.

“While I was there, there was only one person working the front counter and four employees in the kitchen,” the source said.

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“It was so insane. I was a waiter for a number of years and I've never seen anything like that," he added.

The customer claims that at one point, another employee placed a bunch of orders in bags on the counter without calling order numbers because she had to run back to the kitchen to help prepare more sandwiches.

In a statement to Fox News from Popeyes, the fast-food chain said it had terminated the employee who brought their child to work.

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“We took swift action to explore this claim with the franchisee. The restaurant owner has terminated the employee who brought their child, a minor, into the kitchen, and will fully cooperate with any additional investigations in compliance with state and federal laws.

“The safety of our guests and team is always a priority for us and we take any actions that are outside of our brand and operational standards very seriously,” the statement read.

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The return of the Popeyes Chicken Sandwich has resulted in weeks of long lines at restaurant and even violence, and even one altercation that ended in a fatality.