‘It felt like an earthquake’: Berlin’s aquarium holds 1 million liters of water, and 1,500 exotic fish explode

A massive aquarium in Berlin that was home to about 1,500 exotic fish exploded on Friday, emergency services said, spilling 1 million liters (264,172 gallons) of water and debris onto a main road in the busy Mitte district.

About 100 emergency responders rushed to the site, an entertainment complex that includes a Radisson hotel and museum as well as what Sea Life Berlin said is the world’s largest free-standing cylindrical aquarium at 14 meters (46 feet).

“It felt like an earthquake,” said Naz Mosraf, who was staying at the hotel.

Sandra Weezer, another hotel guest, spoke out about the mess.

“The entire aquarium exploded, and what remains is complete destruction. Lots of dead fish and rubble,” she told Reuters.

Two people were injured by shards of glass, and about 350 hotel guests were told by emergency services to pack up and leave amid fears of possible structural damage.

Police said there were no indications of a targeted violent attack on the large aquarium in central Berlin.

The firefighters added that the giant tank “suddenly exploded.”

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Police said buses were sent out to provide shelter for hotel guests, as outside temperatures in Berlin in the morning hovered around -7 degrees Celsius (19.4 degrees Fahrenheit).

Radisson told Radisson Rewards loyalty club members in an email that the Radisson Collection Hotel Berlin is closed until further notice.

The Berlin Fire Brigade said on Twitter that search and rescue dogs prowled the ground floor of the building, which was so littered with debris that responders could not reach, but found no injuries.

A spokesman for the fire brigade told Reuters it was still not clear what caused the Aqua Dome explosion.

“Unbelievable” damage

Sea Life Berlin said in a statement that its team was shocked by the incident and was trying to get more information from the owners of the Aqua Dome about the cause of the accident.

The company, which had offered glass elevator rides through the Aqua Dome Aquarium, said it would also remain closed until further notice.

Neither firefighters nor police have commented on the fate of the fish, although police said on Twitter that there was “incredible marine damage”.

Emergency services closed a main road next to the complex that leads from Alexanderplatz towards the Brandenburg Gate because of the large amount of water that flooded the building.

The aquarium was last renovated in 2020, according to the DomAquaree complex’s website. She added that during the development work, all the water was drained from the tank and the fish were moved to the aquariums in the basement of the building, where there is a care facility for fish breeding.

DomAquaree and AquaDom are owned by a real estate trust managed by Union Investment.

(Note: This cheat was originally published by Reuters news agency and has not been edited by Jagran English)

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