The police suspect arson as the cause, according to Bild<\/p>\n
The Eagle\u2019s Nest mountainous retreat built for Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler in the Bavarian Alps has been devastated by a blaze, the German police have said.
\nThe former tea house for the leader of the Third Reich, which was constructed on the peak of the Obersalzberg in southern Germany in 1938, sits at an altitude of 1,834 meters (6,000 feet).
\nA fire alarm at the Eagle\u2019s Nest went off on Friday evening, and it was completely engulfed in flames by the time emergency services arrived, the police said.
\nThe high elevation complicated the work of some 200 fire fighters, who were only able to extinguish the blaze on Saturday morning, they added.
\n\u201cIt is damaged to a large extent. The house is unlikely to be saved,\u201d a police spokesperson told Bild tabloid.<\/p>\n
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The police said that a suspect had been arrested in connection with the fire, but revealed no further details.
\nAccording to Bild, the detained person was a motorcyclist whom the officers encountered on their way to the burning retreat, but his involvement in the case currently remains unclear. Investigators believe arson caused the fire, the paper\u2019s sources claimed.
\nFollowing reports of the blaze, the Bavarian authorities announced plans to rebuild the structure, Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann said.
\n\u201cWe will not allow ruins to remain there,\u201d DPA quoted him as saying.
\nThe Eagle\u2019s Nest was one of the few historic building from Hitler\u2019s era to avoid damage by bombing during the World War II. The retreat hosted a museum and a restaurant since the 1950s, becoming a popular tourist destination. It was preserved as \u201ca cautionary reminder of the abysses of the inhumane Nazi dictatorship,\u201d according to its website.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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