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Fire At Hitler's Eagle's Nest Retreat

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BERLIN – German police said on Oct 24 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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A fire broke out at Adolf Hitler's mountain retreat, known as the Eagle's Nest, in Bavaria.1

German police detained a suspect following the fire.12

Emergency services arrived at 9.52pm on October 23 and found the building completely ablaze.12

The site once housed Hitler's heavily fortified country residence where he wrote part of his book Mein Kampf.1

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  1. Fire breaks out at Hitler’s mountain retreat, suspect detained: Police The Straits Times, 24 Oct
  2. Fire breaks out at Hitler's mountain retreat, suspect detained: police Dawn, 24 Oct
  3. Fire breaks out at Hitler's mountain retreat, suspect arrested The Hindu, 24 Oct
  4. Fire breaks out at Adolf Hitler's Eagle's Nest lair in Bavaria as police question arson suspect Daily Mail, 24 Oct
  5. German man detained after fire wrecks Hitler’s ‘Eagle’s Nest’ mountain retreat South China Morning Post, 24 Oct

What happened

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Police spokeswoman Lisa Maier said firefighters were struggling to extinguish the blaze due to its remote location, at an altitude of 1,834 metres.

6 of 13 outletsfirst reported 24 Octwording from The Straits Times

Around 200 firefighters were deployed to battle the blaze at the Nazi dictator's remote and difficult-to-access Kehlsteinhaus residence in southern Germany.

6 of 13 outletsfirst reported 24 Octwording from Daily Mail

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.

6 of 13 outletsfirst reported 24 Octwording from The Hindu

Firefighters saw flames rising high into the air as they approached the scene, only to find the building “completely ablaze”, police said.

5 of 13 outletsfirst reported 24 Octwording from Dawn

Analysis

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  • A suspicious person was taken into temporary custody following the fire.12
  • Nobody was injured in the blaze.23
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Authorities were alerted to the fire on Friday evening, when a smoke detector triggered a fire alarm at around 9:50pm (1950 GMT), police said.

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German tabloid Bild reported that the authorities arrested a motorcyclist they came across on their way to the scene and that they suspected the fire was the result of arson.

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As snow fell on the Alpine peak, the Eagle's Nest was still engulfed in flames in the early hours of Saturday (October 24), a weather camera showed.

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Officers blocked access to the road leading to the retreat, an AFP photographer saw.

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  • The Straits Times and Dawn use similar wording to describe the event, focusing on the fire and arrest.12
  • Daily Mail emphasizes questioning an arson suspect while South China Morning Post highlights a German man being detained.45
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Stated as fact11

How it changed

  1. 24 Oct

    BERLIN – German police said on Oct 24 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.

    9 outlets · The Straits Times

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