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German police said Saturday they had detained a suspect following a fire at Adolf Hitler’s mountain retreat, known as the Eagle’s Nest, in the state of Bavaria.
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they → say → Bavaria
Around 200 firefighters were deployed to tackle the blaze at the Nazi dictator’s remote and difficult-to-access Kehlsteinhaus residence, on the peak above Obersalzberg in southern Germany.
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firefighters → deploy → Germany
Firefighters saw flames rising high into the air as they approached the scene, only to find the building “completely ablaze,” police said.
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police → see → scene
“A suspicious person was taken into temporary custody,” they said in a later statement, adding that nobody was injured in the blaze.
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nobody → take → blaze
Police spokeswoman Lisa Maier said firefighters struggled to tackle the fire due to its location at an altitude of 1,834 metres (6,000 feet).
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firefighters → say → metres
The building was only accessible with “heavy breathing apparatus,” she said.
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she → say → apparatus
Authorities were alerted to the fire on Friday evening, when a smoke detector triggered a fire alarm at around 9:50 pm (1950 GMT), police said.
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police → alert → pm
No potential reason for the fire was given, but German media reported that the investigators suspected it was the result of arson.
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it → give → arson
As snow fell on the Alpine peak, the Eagle’s Nest was still engulfed in flames in the early hours of Saturday, a weather camera showed.
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camera → fall → Saturday
The blaze appeared to have been doused by Saturday morning, although smoke continued to rise from the smouldering building.
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smoke → appear → building
Officers blocked access to the road leading to the retreat, an AFP photographer saw.
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photographer → block → retreat
The firefighters found no one inside the building.
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firefighters → find → building
Maier, the police spokeswoman, said the investigation was still ongoing.
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investigation → say → ?
The police have planned a news conference later Saturday.
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police → plan → conference
German tabloid Bild reported that the authorities arrested a motorcyclist they came across on their way to the scene.
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they → report → scene
Built between 1937 and 1938, the Eagle’s Nest forms part of the toxic legacy of Hitler’s Third Reich, which was responsible for the deaths of millions of Jews along with Roma, LGBTQ people and Communists in the Holocaust.
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which → build → Holocaust
It was designed to serve as a monument to Hitler’s rule, though the dictator himself seldom visited the complex.
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dictator → design → complex
Built of stone and granite, the residence offers an exceptional view of the picturesque Bavarian Alpine landscape and was designed to impress foreign diplomats.
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residence → build → diplomats
It survived the Second World War undamaged and later gained notoriety through its use as a shooting location in many post-war Hollywood films.
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It → survive → films
Since 1952, it has hosted both an exhibition recounting the house’s Nazi history and a restaurant.
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it → host → history
The website says the Eagle’s Nest “stands for the insanity of the regime and the world on the Obersalzberg, where plans for war and mass murder were formed.”
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plans → say → war
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