Overview
- Residents reported flames around 8:40 to 8:45 a.m. on Hauptstraße in the Dithmarschen village of Schülp.
- Firefighters forced entry and, while establishing a water supply, observed several-meter-high, explosion-like flames erupting from a smaller outbuilding.
- Both the residence and the adjacent structure were engulfed within minutes, according to the fire service.
- Crews later found a 32-year-old man dead on the ground floor of the first-burning house, and no other injuries were reported.
- The blaze was brought under control after hours using multiple hose lines, and forensic work on the cause is underway.