On Friday night, a fire broke out at Bavaria’s Kehlsteinhaus, better known as the Eagle’s Nest and used as a shelter by Adolf Hitler and Nazi officials. The Kehlsteinhaus was engulfed in flames, according to a police statement, adding that a suspect has been arrested and the incident is being criminally investigated. What do we know so far about the Kehlsteinhaus fire? A fire alarm went off in the Kehlsteinhaus house on Obersalzberg in Berchtesgaden at around 21:15 local time (19:15 GMT) on Friday, the police said in a statement. “The firefighters, who were alerted immediately, could clearly see the flames in the Kehlsteinhaus as they approached,” the police statement reads. About 200 firefighters and emergency personnel were deployed to the scene. Firefighters struggled to reach the Kehlsteinhaus, located about 1,834 meters (6,017 feet) above sea level, with their engines. Police added that the building and its surroundings could only be entered with respiratory protective equipment (RPE). Police said they were not aware of any injuries at this time. The site once housed the heavily fortified country residence of the Nazi leader. [FILE: Jun 21, 2004]Image: Peter Kneffel/dpa/picture Alliance This site once housed Hitler’s heavily fortified country residence, where he is believed to have partially written his book “Mein Kampf.” It was built in 1938 as a guest house for Nazi officials. It remains a symbol of the Nazi regime and is among the few Hitler-era monuments that survived the bombing of World War II unscathed. Today it is classified as a historical monument and houses a popular restaurant. #DailyDrone: The Eagle’s Nest To view this video, please enable JavaScript and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Edited by: Rana Taha If you trust our team for trustworthy reporting, please take a moment to select us as your preferred source on Google by clicking here and pressing the “star” or “preferred” button, so you always see our verified news first.
