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Germany Confronts Spate of Fires as Probes Expand and Crews Battle Flensburg Scrap Blaze

Multiple probes focus on suspected arson as emergency services manage active scenes and public smoke warnings.

Overview

  • Flensburg firefighters remain on scene after midnight at a scrap and recycling site where a roughly 50‑cubic‑meter heap continues to burn, prompting citywide smoke advisories and the use of special extinguishing agents; no health hazard was reported.
  • Overnight in Rheinsberg, a 600‑square‑meter storage hall containing about 30 boats went up in flames with reported small explosions, causing estimated damage of at least €10 million as police opened an investigation.
  • In Schülp (Dithmarschen), a house and nearby outbuilding caught fire almost simultaneously with explosions reported, and a 32‑year‑old resident was found dead as criminal police in Heide investigate the cause.
  • In Wertheim, an 83‑year‑old man died in a residential fire discovered late Monday morning, with the criminal police examining the origin as authorities restricted nearby traffic during the response.
  • In Kassel, two parked Skoda vehicles were destroyed by fire on Saturday evening, and investigators believe they were deliberately set ablaze, estimating about €45,000 in damage and calling for witnesses.