Fire breaks out at Hitler's Eagle's Nest Alpine retreat
Summarised from 3 outlets · Updated 24 Oct, 05:08 · Archive
A fire broke out at the Kehlsteinhaus, Adolf Hitler's Alpine retreat in Bavaria, on Friday evening, with around 200 emergency personnel deployed.
A fire broke out on Friday evening at the Kehlsteinhaus, Adolf Hitler's Alpine retreat in the Bavarian Alps near Berchtesgaden. A fire alarm was triggered at around 21:15 local time (19:15 GMT), and firefighters arrived to find the building engulfed in flames. Around 200 emergency personnel were deployed to the site.
The building sits at 1,834 metres above sea level, making it difficult for firefighters to reach and extinguish the blaze. The site and its immediate vicinity could only be entered while wearing respiratory protective equipment. The fire was still burning early on Saturday morning, and there were no reports of injuries as of that time.
Police in Bavaria have arrested a suspect and launched a criminal investigation to determine their connection to the fire. The Kehlsteinhaus, completed in 1938 as a guest house for Nazi officials, was used as a retreat by Hitler. It was among few Nazi-era monuments to survive World War Two bombing unscathed. Today it is classified as a historical monument and houses a restaurant, serving as a popular tourist destination.
How it is being reported
- Hitler’s infamous Nazi ‘Eagle’s Nest’ retreat set ablaze in suspected arsonThe perch — which sits at 1,834 meters above sea level — was used by high-ranking Nazi officials during World War II, though Hitler himself visited it only a handful of times.New York Post · 24 Oct, 06:06
- Arrest made after fire at Hitler's Eagle's Nest retreatAround 200 emergency personnel are deployed to fight the blaze at the Nazi dictator's Alpine residence in Germany.BBC News · 24 Oct, 04:51
- Hitler's Eagle's Nest retreat catches fire, police sayAuthorities have arrested a suspect as firemen try to put out the fire in Bavaria, near the Austrian border.DW News · 24 Oct, 03:40
In this story: Adolf Hitler · Bavaria · Berchtesgaden · Kehlsteinhaus
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