Fire in Hitler's bunker in Bavaria

Emergency teams in the Berchtesgaden region, located in the Bavarian Alps in the southeastern corner of Germany, took action upon an alarm at around 21.15 on Friday. When firefighters and police teams reached the area, located at the end of a narrow road winding towards the mountain and passing through tunnels in places, they encountered a fire in the shelter built for Nazi Germany's fascist leader Adolf Hitler.

The teams stopped and detained a person coming down the road on his motorcycle.

The prosecutor's office stated that the suspect, a 33-year-old German citizen who has connections to the Berchtesgaden region but does not currently live there, was questioned. Authorities stated that the suspect showed symptoms indicating mental health issues and would be transferred to a psychiatric institution; However, he stated that the possibility of whether the incident was politically motivated or not will be investigated, considering the history of the building.

Police said there is currently no indication that anyone else was involved in the incident.

Authorities announced that it became more difficult to intervene in the fire as the rain turned into the first snow of the year and the effect of the strong wind, so fire crews had to retreat at night. While no one was injured in the fire, firefighters could not enter due to the danger of parts falling from the building.

The building, known as "Kehlsteinhaus" in German, is located on a cliff 1,834 meters above sea level. The building can be reached with an elevator built into the rocks, from the point located at the end of the mountain road and closed to public traffic, but used by buses carrying visitors during the day.

The building, which has been operated as a cafe and restaurant since 1952, also has an exhibition explaining the history of the building. The Nazi dictator himself rarely used the Kehlsteinhaus, unlike his Berghof residence, also located in the Berchtesgaden district, the ruins of which were blown up in 1952.

Authorities stated that the Eagle's Nest will be restored.

"We will not leave a ruin there," Bavarian Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann told reporters in Berchtesgaden.