Fire destroys Eagle's Nest, Hitler's Bavarian Alps retreat

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 24 Oct, 11:32 · Archive

The Eagle's Nest, Adolf Hitler's retreat in the Bavarian Alps, was almost completely destroyed by fire on Friday night.

The Eagle's Nest, known as the Kehlsteinhaus, was almost completely destroyed in a fire that began on Friday night in the Bavarian Alps. A fire alarm sounded at about 9:15 p.m. at the building in the Berchtesgaden district in southeastern Germany. Firefighters saw flames from a distance as they approached the site, which sits on a cliff 1,834 metres above sea level. Extinguishing the blaze proved challenging because of the remote, elevated location, and firefighting efforts continued into Saturday morning.

The building is only accessible by a road that winds up the mountain through tunnels, with the final approach by elevator inside the rock. Firefighters found no one inside, and authorities believe no injuries occurred. The building and its immediate surroundings could only be accessed by personnel wearing respiratory protection equipment.

A person came under investigators' focus shortly after the fire broke out and was detained by police. However, authorities said it has yet to be determined whether they had any involvement in the fire. The building, completed in 1938, has operated as a café and restaurant since 1952 and contains an exhibition about its history. It was not open on Friday before the fire occurred.

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• Fire devastates the Eagle's Nest retreat built for Hitler in Germany. A person is detainedAuthorities say the retreat known as the Eagle’s Nest built for Adolf Hitler in the Bavarian Alps has burned down almost completely in a fire, and work to extinguish the blaze was still in progress Saturday.News4Jax · 24 Oct, 09:20
• Fire devastates the Eagle's Nest retreat built for Hitler in Germany. A person is detainedAuthorities say the retreat known as the Eagle’s Nest built for Adolf Hitler in the Bavarian Alps has burned down almost completely in a fire, and work to extinguish the blaze was still in progress Saturday.Clickorlando · 24 Oct, 09:20

In this story: Eagle's Nest · Bavarian Alps · Adolf Hitler · Berchtesgaden · Germany

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