Barrow's famous Pepe's North of the Border restaurant was destroyed by fire on August 31, with the conflagration also causing substantial damage to the adjoining Top of the World Hotel, the largest hotel in Barrow.
I was fortunate to visit Barrow July 28-30, stayed at the Top of the World, and exclusively had meals at Pepe's (4). Needless to say, the news item left me speechless.
http://www.adn.com/2013/08/31/305251...destroyed.html