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Video grab taken from the webcam of the mountain guesthouse Kehlsteinhaus, known as the Eagle’s Nest, formerly Adolf Hitler’s mountain retreat, on early October 24, 2026, after a large fire had broken out at the site located at an altitude of 1,834 metres (6,000 feet) in the mountains over Berchtesgaden, in the southern German state of Bavaria. (Berchtesgaden/AFP)

BERLIN, Germany — German police said Saturday they had detained a suspect following a fire at Adolf Hitler’s mountain retreat, known as the Eagle’s Nest, in the state of Bavaria.

Around 200 firefighters were deployed to tackle the blaze at the Nazi dictator’s remote and difficult-to-access Kehlsteinhaus residence, on the peak of Obersalzberg in southern Germany.

Firefighters saw flames rising high into the air as they approached the scene, only to find the building “completely ablaze,” police said.

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