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.