Arrest made after fire at Hitler's Eagle's Nest retreat
A fire has broken out at the Kehlsteinhaus, also known as Hitler's Eagle's Nest, in the Bavarian Alps. Authorities have detained a suspect as emergency crews work to contain the blaze in the difficult mountain terrain.
Why it matters
The site is a significant historical landmark that serves as a cautionary reminder of the Nazi era, and its potential destruction or damage carries cultural and historical weight.
Image source, Reuters Image caption, The Eagle's Nest was still on fire early on Saturday
Police in the south German state of Bavaria have detained a suspect during a fire at Adolf Hitler's Alpine mountain retreat, the Kehlsteinhaus, also known as the Eagle's Nest.
Dispatchers in Traunstein received a fire alarm from the building at 21:15 (19:15 GMT) on Friday, and firefighters found it engulfed in flames.
Difficult terrain was hindering efforts to extinguish the blaze and it was still burning early on Saturday, police said, with some 200 emergency personnel deployed. There were no reports of injuries.
The Nazi dictator used the retreat, which lies above the town of Berchtesgaden, as a part-time seat of government and met commanders there to plan the invasion of the USSR in 1941.
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