German police detain suspect after fire engulfs Hitler’s Eagle’s Nest

No injuries were reported at the building, known locally as the Kehlsteinhaus, while police said a ‘suspicious person’ has been taken into custody.Published On 24 Oct 202624 Oct 2026German police have detained a suspect after a fire engulfed the Eagle’s Nest, Adolf Hitler’s notorious Nazi-era mountain retreat in Bavaria, prompting an overnight emergency operation involving about 200 firefighters.No injuries were reported at the building, known locally as the Kehlsteinhaus. Police said investigators were examining whether a “suspicious person” taken into temporary custody was connected to the blaze.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Lebanese sceptical Israeli polls will bring change, end occupation of southlist 2 of 3Hospital in Yemen’s Taiz warns of collapse in days because of Houthi siegelist 3 of 3How Benjamin Netanyahu reshaped Israel’s institutionsend of listThe fire alarm was triggered by a smoke detector at about 9:50pm (19:50 GMT) on Friday. Emergency crews could see flames rising above the building as they approached and found it “completely ablaze”, according to police.The retreat’s remote Alpine location, at an altitude of more than 1,800 metres (about 6,000 fe...