Giant aquarium with 1500 fish exploded in a hotel in Berlin

A giant aquarium containing one million liters of water exploded in Berlin, Germany, flooding the hotel and nearby streets.

According to CNN’s report, two people were injured by breaking glass in the disaster that occurred this morning. The incident was recorded by many eyewitnesses and shared on social media.

Considered one of the most attractive attractions of the German capital, AquaDom is an aquarium 16 meters high and with a volume of up to one million liters.

The cylindrical structure, equivalent to 6 floors, was located in the lobby of the Radisson Blu hotel.

Police were called at around 6 am, shortly after the aquarium’s explosion, and large volumes of water spilled onto the hotel’s third floor and surrounding streets, taking with it more than 1,500 fish from 97 different species.

The fire department reported that the pressure created by the explosion destroyed not only the hotel lobby, but also the doors and windows, causing the debris to spread to the streets. Due to the enormous volume of water, the streets around Radisson Blue were flooded and several nearby businesses had to be closed.

There are two injured people who were taken to the hospital, but it is not yet known whether they are customers or employees. The guests were transferred to another hotel.

The incident mobilized more than 100 police and 100 firefighters. Technical teams also attended the disaster area and said that after the initial assessment, there were indications of a technical malfunction in the aquarium.

Police ruled out the possibility that the explosion was caused by a planned attack, mainly due to the lack of evidence of such action.

AquaDom opened in December 2003 and holds the Guinness World Record for the largest cylindrical aquarium in the world. It is owned by AquaDom & SeaLife Berlin.

According to reports at the time of its construction, the attraction cost around 12.8 million euros (around R$72 million at current prices), according to the BBC.