BARTLETT — Kringle’s Pizza & Country Store, a popular spot in Glen that opened 40 years ago, was destroyed in an early-morning fire on Tuesday. Fortunately, no one was injured.
Fire crews from four departments arrived at about 3 a.m. at the 1.3-acre property at 5 Mittenwald Strasse, at the base of Linderhof condominium development off Route 16 (just north of Story Land) to find the building fully engulfed.
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