Fire Engulfs Hitler’s Eagle’s Nest in Bavaria

A major fire broke out overnight at the Kehlsteinhaus, widely known as the Eagle’s Nest, Adolf Hitler's former mountain retreat above Berchtesgaden in Bavaria, Germany. Emergency services received the alarm on Friday evening and deployed around 200 firefighters and personnel to the remote alpine site, where they found the building engulfed in flames. According to police and media reports, a suspect was detained near the scene, and authorities are investigating their possible connection to the fire, with arson suspected. No injuries have been reported. The Eagle’s Nest, completed in 1938 and later untouched in the immediate aftermath of the Second World War, has long served as a significant tourist destination housing a mountain inn, notable for its association with Nazi history. The criminal police investigation remains ongoing as efforts to extinguish the fire continue.