This is the fire damage to Adolf Hitler’s Eagle’s Nest mountain retreat in Bavaria after an arson suspect was caught fleeing the flames on a motorbike.
Around 200 firefighters were deployed to battle the blaze which ripped through the Nazi dictator’s remote and difficult-to-access Kehlsteinhaus residence in southern Germany.
Crews saw flames rising high into the air as they approached the building which was ‘completely ablaze’ in the snow, police said on Saturday.
Authorities were alerted to the fire on Friday evening, when a smoke detector triggered a fire alarm at around 9:15 pm (19.15 GMT).
New aerial pictures from the aftermath show the
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