STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – The Cargo Café, the popular restaurant and bar on Bay Street in St. George which just re-opened Friday after several days of renovations, was damaged in a fire early Monday morning.

“Our hard work has gone up in smoke,” said owner Edward Gomez. “We just did a whole major renovation.”

Gomez said it was too early to tell the extent of the damages and whether the restaurant would have to be temporarily closed. He was at the Cargo on Monday morning waiting for the FDNY fire marshals to arrive.

He said that no one was in the restaurant when the fire erupted.

The “all-hands” blaze battled by about 60 firefighters and EMS personnel and 12 units initially was called at 5:19 a.m. as a dumpster fire at the restaurant at 120 Bay St., according to a spokeswoman for the FDNY.

The fire extended to the roof of the about 100-by-40-foot commercial building before it was brought under control at 5:59 a.m. without any injuries, according to the spokeswoman.

Smoke and water damage could be seen inside the cafe.

The back exterior of the restaurant was charred.

The Cargo was closed for several days last week for renovations, as artist Scott LoBaido created a brand new look for Gomez. LoBaido has created Cargo’s distinctive murals for about three decades

The restaurant had its grand re-opening on Friday.

Gomez owns several popular eateries on Staten Island, and is not a stranger to restaurant fires. Earlier this year, his Da Noi restaurant in Fort Wadsworth was damaged in a blaze.

His Manhattan Da Noi location, which was sold last year, was also damaged by fires.

LoBaido’s previous paint jobs at the Cargo have included a secret code, neon colors, amphibians, eerie eyeballs, aluminum foil, artist-eating birds and bugs.

The artist described last week’s transformation as “traditional, eccentric, surreal, bizarre Cargo makeover.”

Service has resumed on the S42 and S52 bus lines following a disruption due to FDNY activity on Bay Street and Slosson Terrace, according to the MTA.