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  "id": 16274960,
  "title": "Fire breaks out at Hitler’s mountain retreat, suspect detained",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/fire-breaks-out-at-hitlers-mountain-retreat-suspect-detained-16274960",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-24T03:06:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/10/24/fire-breaks-out-at-hitler-s-mountain-retreat-suspect-detained"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Friday evening, a catastrophic fire erupted at Adolf Hitler's mountain retreat, the Eagle's Nest, located in the Bavarian Alps. Police responded to the scene at 9:52 PM on Friday, only to find the heavily fortified residence engulfed in flames. The remote location, perched at an altitude of 1,834 meters, presented significant challenges for the firefighters battling the blaze. A suspect was subsequently detained by authorities, who are now conducting a criminal investigation into the incident. The Eagle's Nest, once a beloved sanctuary for Hitler and his companion Eva Braun, also served as the final chapter in the writing of Hitler's controversial tome, Mein Kampf.",
  "summary": "Firefighters struggled to extinguish the large blaze due to the site's remote location at an altitude of 1,834m.",
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        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Fire breaks out at Kehlsteinhaus, Hitler's former mountaintop retreat in Germany",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/fire-breaks-out-at-kehlsteinhaus-hitlers-former-mountaintop-retreat",
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        "title": "Hitler's Eagle's Nest retreat catches fire, police say",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/hitlers-eagles-nest-retreat-catches-fire-police-say",
        "published": "2026-10-24T02:40:00.000Z"
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        "outlet": "NDTV",
        "title": "Fire Engulfs Hitler's Mountain Retreat In Germany's Bavaria, Suspect Detained",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/fire-engulfs-hitlers-mountain-retreat-in-germanys-bavaria-suspect",
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        "outlet": "BBC News",
        "title": "Arrest made after fire at Hitler's Eagle's Nest retreat",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/arrest-made-after-fire-at-hitlers-eagles-nest-retreat",
        "published": "2026-10-24T03:51:25.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "RTE News",
        "title": "Fire engulfs 'Eagle's Nest' - Hitler's mountain retreat",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/fire-engulfs-eagles-nest-hitlers-mountain-retreat",
        "published": "2026-10-24T04:29:57.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Fire breaks out at Hitler's mountain retreat, suspect detained",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/fire-breaks-out-at-hitlers-mountain-retreat-suspect-detained-16286967",
        "published": "2026-10-24T05:01:41.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Hitler’s mountain retreat in Bavarian Alps ‘completely ablaze’, German police detain suspect",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/hitlers-mountain-retreat-in-bavarian-alps-completely-ablaze-german",
        "published": "2026-10-24T05:16:13.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Dawn",
        "title": "Fire breaks out at Hitler's mountain retreat, suspect detained: police",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/fire-breaks-out-at-hitlers-mountain-retreat-suspect-detained-police",
        "published": "2026-10-24T05:19:10.000Z"
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