AquaDom Berlin

A huge aquarium in Berlin exploded on Friday morning causing a million litres of water to flood a hotel and burst out onto the street, police said.

Guinness World Records [said](https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/85193-largest-cylindrical-aquarium) it was the "largest cylindrical aquarium". “Despite all the destruction, we were still very lucky,” she said. According to the website, “Around 1,500 fish from over 100 different species live in the tropical tank.” We have immediately closed the hotel until further notice and are relocating guests." “We would have had terrible human damage” had the aquarium burst even an hour later, once more people were awake and in the hotel and the surrounding area, she said. "This morning at approximately 6.30 am CET the aquarium of the Aquadom Berlin which is located in the Radisson Collection Hotel, Berlin collapsed," a spokeswoman for the hotel told Euronews in a statement.

A huge aquarium in Berlin burst early on Friday, spilling 1 million litres (264172 gallons) of water, around 1500 exotic fish and debris onto a major road ...

The aquarium was last refurbished in 2020, according to the website of the DomAquaree complex. During the upgrading work, all the water was drained from the tank and the fish were moved to aquariums in the basement of the building, where there is a breeding care facility for the fish, it said. Register for free to Reuters and know the full story

A 46-foot-high aquarium that was home to around 1500 exotic fish burst Friday morning, injuring at least two people and sending a flood of water and debris ...

Wentzel said the cause of the incident was still being investigated. The complex also houses apartments, museums, shops, cafes and restaurants. Wentzel said glass and other debris were swept out of the hotel onto the nearby street. It is quite a drama," a hotel guest told [Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/massive-aquarium-bursts-berlin-leisure-complex-emergency-services-2022-12-16/). Emergency services were forced to shut a major road next to the building because of the large volume of water flooding out. The city's fire service tweeted that 100 firefighters had been deployed to the scene.

German police say a huge aquarium in the center of Berlin has burst, causing a wave of devastation in and around the popular tourist attraction.

The aquarium, which was last modernized in 2020, is a major tourist magnet in Berlin. Brightly colored Lindt chocolate wrappers were scattered in front of the building where the chocolate shop had been damaged. A fire service spokesman said building safety experts were assessing the extent to which the hotel had sustained structural damage. Police said there was no evidence the incident resulted from a malicious act. Among the 80 types of fish it housed were blue tang and clownfish, two colorful species known from the popular animated movie “Finding Nemo.” “Despite all the destruction, we were still very lucky,” she said.

The catastrophic rupture sent 1 million liters of salt water — and fish — pouring into the street. Berlin Police say two people were hurt, the result of ...

Its owner had touted the AquaDom aquarium at Sea Life Berlin as "the world's largest freestanding cylindrical aquarium," according to [Deutsche Welle](https://www.dw.com/en/berlin-massive-aquarium-home-to-1500-fish-bursts/a-64119337). But in the early hours of Friday morning, it burst — and all of the roughly 1,500 fish it had contained are dead, officials say. They also say there are no signs of a crime.

A giant aquarium exploded at a Berlin hotel early Friday, releasing 1,500 tropical fish into the lobby and flooding the downtown area of the German capital ...

One guest [added ](https://twitter.com/lararimmer/status/1603642292962729984)that she “was admiring the fish and divers just last night!” “The ones that might have been saved were frozen to death.” “WHAT’S GOING ON.” The tank, which was built in the hotel in 2003 and last modernized in 2020, featured a 10-minute elevator ride that allowed guests to admire the fish up close. The windows are destroyed. Officials added that safety experts are inspecting whether the hotel faced structural damage. All the furniture is destroyed. More than 80 types of fish lived inside the aquarium, including blue tang and clownfish popularized by the animated movie “Finding Nemo.” About 100 firefighters responded to a scene that had, police noted, “massive amounts of water” pour into the street. The cause of the aquarium explosion remains unclear and is under investigation, the fire service said. Berlin is experiencing freezing temperatures that got down to as low as 14 degrees Fahrenheit overnight. Shards of glass, mangled lamps, bellhop trolleys and tables are shown littered throughout the lobby.

A giant aquarium in a Berlin hotel, the AquaDom, burst early Friday. More than a thousand tropical fish flooded out and two people were injured.

[Berlin Fire Brigade](https://twitter.com/Berliner_Fw/status/1603627318479814656) and [Berlin Police](https://twitter.com/polizeiberlin/status/1603628373154086912) said that 100 emergency responders went to the scene at the [DomAquarée complex](https://realestate.union-investment.com/en/properties/1184_berlin_dom-aquaree.html). Other emergency efforts included providing [heated buses](https://twitter.com/polizeiberlin/status/1603653231489556480) for guests leaving the hotel and [deploying rescue dogs](https://twitter.com/Berliner_Fw/status/1603694826104524802). The tanks currently don't have electricity, officials said, which means they aren't receiving the oxygen necessary to survive. The furniture, everything has been flooded with water," Sandra Weeser, a German lawmaker who was staying in the hotel, told the Associated Press. Still, after Friday's incident, Sea Life said its Berlin aquarium would be closed "until further notice." As of Friday afternoon, efforts were underway to rescue an additional 400 to 500 smaller fish that are inside other aquariums underneath the hotel lobby. Injuries were prevented because less people were on the streets so early in the morning, she said. "It looks a bit like a war zone.” The company added that the hotel has been fully evacuated. The cause or reasons behind the burst "are not yet clear," the company added. Authorities confirmed to the Associated Press that the burst began shortly before 6 a.m. "There are still smaller aquariums that were not destroyed.

A huge aquarium in Berlin burst, spilling debris, water and more than a thousand tropical fish out of the AquaDom tourist attraction.

The aquarium, which was last modernized in 2020, is a major tourist magnet in Berlin. Brightly colored Lindt chocolate wrappers were scattered in front of the building where the chocolate shop had been damaged. A fire service spokesman said building safety experts were assessing the extent to which the hotel had sustained structural damage. “Despite all the destruction, we were still very lucky,” she said. Police said there was no evidence the incident resulted from a malicious act. Among the 80 types of fish it housed were blue tang and clownfish, two colorful species known from the popular animated movie “Finding Nemo.”