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One arrested after fire at Hitler's Eagle Nest mountain retreat

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A suspect has been detained in Germany following a fire at Adolf Hitler's mountain retreat, known as Eagle's Nest, German police said.

Authorities were alerted to a fire at the Nazi leader's mountain residence on the peak of Obersalzberg at approximately 9:15 p.m. local time on Friday, Upper Bavaria South police said in a statement.

The building, also known as Kehlsteinhaus, was "completely engulfed in flames" when firefighters arrived, police said, but no one was found inside and there were no injuries reported.

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