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Suspect arrested as fire engulfs Hitler's 'Eagle's Nest' retreat, German police say

Global Published 24 October 2026, 10:43 · archived 24 Oct 2026

BERLIN: German police said they had detained a suspect after fire broke out at a historic mountain guest house known as the “Eagle’s Nest” that was a favourite retreat of Nazi leader Adolf Hitler. Two German officers injured in explosion outside police building Around 200 fire fighters and emergency personnel in the area around Berchtesgaden in the southern region of Bavaria were battling the flames after the building, known as the Kehlsteinhaus, caught fire on Friday, police said.

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