Overview
- Late Friday night firefighters found the Kehlsteinhaus largely or completely alight and the building has sustained severe damage with no reported injuries.
- Rough weather, high altitude and a narrow mountain road complicated the response and about 200 emergency personnel worked to contain the blaze.
- Police intercepted and detained a 33-year-old German who was leaving the area on a motorcycle and prosecutors say he shows signs of mental illness.
- The Traunstein criminal police have taken over the probe and are treating deliberate ignition as a hypothesis under investigation but have not confirmed a cause.
- Bavaria, which owns the site, has promised to rebuild and officials say debates will follow on how to preserve the Kehlsteinhaus's role in educating about its Nazi history.