AquaDom aquarium explodes in Berlin hotel, filling lobby with fish | Daily Mail Online
A huge aquarium exploded inside a German hotel today, unleashing a ‘tsunami’ of water which caused ‘unbelievable maritime damage’ at a major tourist attraction.
The 82ft-high tank, located in the foyer of the Radisson Blu hotel in central Berlin, burst at around 5.50am, killing all of the 1,500 tropical fish housed there.
The explosion at the AquaDom aquarium unleashed a million litres of water into the lobby and cut off electricity in the hotel. Two people were injured from glass shards and received treatment at hospital.
There was speculation freezing temperatures overnight caused a crack in the glass tank, which then exploded under the weight of the water but police are still investigating the cause.
Now, efforts are under way to save an additional 400 to 500 smaller fish housed in aquariums underneath the lobby area. Without electricity, their tanks were not receiving the necessary oxygen for them to survive, officials said.