Fire at Eagle's Nest in Bavaria: suspect detained after blaze breaks out at Kehlsteinhaus
A fire engulfed the former residence of Hitler in Bavaria, Kehlsteinhaus, on Friday evening. Nearly 200 firefighters intervened, and a suspect has been detained.
Suspect detained after Kehlsteinhaus fire, Adolf Hitler's former mountain residence
German police announced on Saturday that they have detained a suspect in connection with the fire that broke out on Friday evening at Kehlsteinhaus, Adolf Hitler's residence in Bavaria, known as the "Eagle's Nest", according to agerpres.ro, which cites AFP.
The fire alarm was triggered on Friday around 21:50 local time (19:50 GMT) by a smoke detector inside the building. Firefighters heading towards the incident site observed flames rising into the air before arriving at the scene, where they found that the entire building was engulfed in fire.
Nearly 200 firefighters were mobilised to intervene. Extinguishing operations proved difficult due to the location, situated at 1,834 metres altitude above the town of Berchtesgaden. "The building can only be entered with complete respiratory protection equipment", declared police spokeswoman Lisa Maier. Rescue teams found no person inside the building, and no one was injured.
Shortly after the fire broke out, a person drew the attention of investigators and was placed in preventive custody. "The criminal investigation is currently aimed at establishing whether this person is involved in the fire", added Maier. The cause of the fire could not be determined for the time being. "The judicial police investigation is ongoing", the spokeswoman specified.
German tabloid Bild reports that investigators are examining the lead of a fire of criminal nature and that law enforcement officers encountered a motorcyclist at the scene, who was subsequently intercepted.
Built between 1937 and 1938 near Berchtesgaden, Kehlsteinhaus was part of the "Führer's forbidden zone" in Obersalzberg and was designed as a representative building for Adolf Hitler. The property passed through the Second World War without suffering significant damage, and since 1952 has functioned as a restaurant and houses an exhibition dedicated to its history.
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