The police said on Saturday that the structure, a tourist attraction for decades, was probably not salvageable. A man was arrested in connection with the blaze.

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German police said they had determined there was “no danger” after a plane mistakenly transmitted a code suggesting a possible hijacking onboard.

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After winning a state election last month, the Alternative for Germany is the first far-right party to oversee a state legislature since the Nazi era.

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