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The Iron Grill
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This location has been labeled as Demolished, and therefore can be viewed by anyone.
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A large restaurant with sports bar on the end.
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Type: Building
Status: Demolished
Accessibility: Easy
Recommendation: check it out if you're nearby
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The Town and Country began as a classy eatery that was popular among Woodstock residents. The operation changed owners over the years and was eventually renamed to the Iron Grill. The last change in ownership occurred in September of 2007 when Toronto businessman Umakanth Nadarajah purchased the business for approximately $1 million dollars.
Flooding at the Iron Grill during the summer of 2009 lead to the restaurant being closed for three weeks while contractors repaired the damage.
On the evening of August 12, 2009 at approximately 10 PM an explosion occurred at the restaurant. The Oxford Community Police Service, Woodstock Fire Services and the Oxford Emergency Medical Services responded to the scene. A group of Iron Grill employees also gathered near a police barricade on Dundas Street to watch the fire.
Emergency crews located two men (20-year-old Mohammad Sarfraz and 19-year-old Osama Akhtar) outside the restaurant suffering from severe and life threatening burns. One was taken by ambulance to Hamilton Hospital Burn Unit and the other to the London Hospital Burn unit.
One witness reported that smoke was still coming off of the two men, one of whom was rolling around and screaming.
Sarfraz later died of his injuries.
The Ontario Fire Marshall ruled the fire was suspicious in nature and that arson was the cause of the explosion. There has been no report of charges laid in connection to the arson and no explanation as to why the men were in the area of the restaurant at the time of the explosion.
The restaurant had been up for sale since mid-July for 1.4 million dollars.
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Most likely it will be demolished and something will take its place.
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The moderator rating is a neutral rating of the content quality, photography, and coolness of this location.
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This location's validation is current. It was last validated by
Steed on 6/25/2014 9:29 AM.
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on Jun 25 14 at 9:29, Steed validated this location
on Jun 24 14 at 17:29, RiddimRyder changed the following: Media Coverage
on Jan 19 12 at 11:24, Opheliaism validated this location
on Jan 18 12 at 20:24, RiddimRyder changed the following: Media Coverage
on Aug 9 11 at 15:57, Opheliaism validated this location
on Aug 6 11 at 12:34, phrenzee changed the following: Media Coverage
on Oct 3 10 at 16:36, Emperor Wang validated this location
on Oct 3 10 at 12:34, phrenzee changed the following: Status
on Oct 3 10 at 12:29, phrenzee updated gallery picture
on Oct 3 10 at 12:29, phrenzee updated gallery picture
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