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The Reichstag fire was a pivotal event in the establishment of Nazi Germany. At 21:14 on the night of February 27, 1933 a Berlin fire station received an alarm that the Reichstag building, the assembly location of the German Parliament, was on fire.

The fire seemed to have been started simultaneously at 20 places, and by the time the police and firemen arrived a huge explosion had set the main Chamber of Deputies in flames. This event enabled Hitler to seize power under the pretext of "protecting" the country from the menace to its security. Berlin, Germany, February 27, 1933.