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A fire broke out at Adolf Hitler’s former Eagle’s Nest mountain retreat in Bavaria, Germany, and authorities detained or arrested a suspect in connection with the blaze, according to the supplied reports.

About 200 firefighters were deployed to tackle the fire at the Kehlsteinhaus, the site also known as the Eagle’s Nest, in a remote part of southern Germany near the Austrian border. The reports identify it as a former Nazi retreat associated with Hitler.

German authorities’ reported detention or arrest of a suspect adds a law-enforcement element to the incident. The supplied material does not identify the suspect, describe a motive or set out the person’s alleged role.

The Hindu reports that the Eagle’s Nest was built between 1937 and 1938. ABC Australia Sport reports that Hitler used the mountaintop teahouse to host foreign dignitaries. The site is therefore both a historic structure and a place associated with the Nazi regime.

The supplied material does not establish the cause of the fire. It also leaves the full extent of the damage unresolved: one report describes the flames as destroying the site, while another says the blaze engulfed it without establishing that it was completely destroyed.

SOURCES

  1. The GuardianBlaze engulfs Hitler’s ‘Eagle’s Nest’ mountain retreat in Bavaria
  2. ABC Australia SportFire breaks out at Hitler's mountain retreat, suspect arrested
  3. EL PAÍSLas llamas destruyen El Nido del Águila, la famosa residencia de Hitler en los Alpes
  4. Deutsche WelleHitler's Eagle's Nest retreat catches fire, police say
  5. The HinduFire breaks out at Hitler's mountain retreat, suspect arrested