Suspect arrested as fire engulfs Nazi guest house 'Eagle's Nest', German police say
Police detained a 33-year-old German suspect as firefighters battled the blaze and investigators examined whether arson or a political motive was involved.
- On Friday, a fire erupted at the Kehlsteinhaus in Berchtesgaden, Adolf Hitler's former Eagle's Nest retreat in Bavaria. Bavarian Police detained a suspicious person following the blaze, which is under criminal investigation.
- The site once housed the Nazi leader's heavily fortified country residence where Hitler relaxed with companion Eva Braun and wrote part of "Mein Kampf." It remains one of the few Hitler-era monuments to survive World War II bombing unscathed.
- Firefighters struggled to reach the building, located at an altitude of 1,834 meters , with their engines. Police added that entering the vicinity required respiratory protective equipment due to the blaze's intensity.
- "The criminal police investigation is ongoing," Police spokeswoman Lisa Maier said. Emergency services arrived to find the building completely ablaze, though authorities reported no injuries had been identified as of yet.
- The Kehlsteinhaus, a symbol of the Nazi regime, survived World War II bombing unscathed and currently operates as a popular restaurant. The site remains among only a few Hitler-era monuments from that period still standing.
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A combination of wind, rain and snowfall forced rescue personnel to interrupt the fight against the fire in several sections during the night. Despite the severity of the damage, the Bavarian Interior Minister confirmed that the structure will not be reduced to ruins. The villa housed valuable decorative elements, including furniture designed by Paul László, an architect of Jewish origin who had fled Nazism years before.
A massive fire broke out at the "Engine nest" mountain resort in the southern state of Bavaria, Germany, which required the deployment of some 200 fire squads to try to put out the fire, while the police stopped a suspect with possible connection to the incident.
The Kehlsteinhaus, a symbol of Nazi Germany's power, was used only a few times by the German dictator and served as a museum "to the insanity of the regime."
The Kehlsteinhaus was one of the few monuments of the Nazi regime that remained undamaged, until fire burned for several hours on it, allegedly set by a motorcyclist in his thirties.
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