Updated on: October 24, 2026 / 10:03 AM EDT / CBS News

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A suspect has been arrested in Germany following a fire at Adolf Hitler's mountain retreat, known as Eagle's Nest, German police said.

Authorities were alerted to a fire at the Nazi leader's mountain residence on the peak of Obersalzberg at approximately 9:15 p.m. local time on Friday, Upper Bavaria South police said in a statement.

The building, also known as Kehlsteinhaus, was "completely engulfed in flames" when firefighters arrived, police said, but no one was found inside and no injuries were reported.

Fire trucks had some difficulty accessing the site "due to the local conditions," authorities added.

Still from a webcam of the Kehlsteinhaus early on Oct. 24, 2026, after a large fire broke out in the southern German state of Bavaria.…