Man arrested after fire at Hitler's mountaintop Eagle's Nest retreat

Police in the southern German state of Bavaria have detained a 33-year-old German man during a fire at Adolf Hitler's Alpine mountain retreat, the Kehlsteinhaus, also known as the Eagle's Nest.Dispatchers in Traunstein received a fire alarm from the building at 21:15 local time (19:15 GMT) on Friday and firefighters found it engulfed in flames. Some 200 emergency personnel were deployed to the scene where the blaze was still burning early on Saturday, as police said difficult terrain hindered efforts to bring the fire under control.Police said they apprehended the suspect riding a motorcycle near the scene and possible motives were still being examined, German media reported. A criminal investigation has been launched.There is currently nothing to suggest the involvement of further suspects, police official Gerhart Holzinger told a press conference on Saturday afternoon.Public prosecutor Rainer Vietze said a psychiatric report had concluded the 33-year-old man showed signs of possible mental illness and diminished responsibility might therefore be assumed.Vietze said a possible political motive was also being considered, but stressed the investigation was in its early stages.The re...